News and insight into biometric identification and authentication

PolyU hosts biometrics ethics conference

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has played host to more than 100 privacy and biometrics experts for a conference focusing on ethical use of biometric technology called the Third International Conference on Ethics and Policy of Biometrics and International Data Sharing. The RISE consortium (Rising pan-European and International Awareness of Biometrics and Security Ethics) served as the organizers for the conference.

The organizers believe that the area hosting the conference may be one of the most important when it comes to ethics policies regarding biometric technologies. This is due to the rapid growth the Asia-Pacific region has seen recently. Further, the various regional biometric market growth rates and levels of capability around the globe creates a situation where the need for international dialogue such as what the conference provides is also important. [end] 

Related Articles
SCA hosts EMV webinar, conference highlighting government security

Over the next two months, the Smart Card Alliance will be hosting some events geared toward the financial services and security industries.

The first is a webinar designed to help merchants and acquirers adapt from magnetic stripe cards to EMV chip cards. This free webinar, entitled EMV for Merchants and Acquirers: U.S. Migration Considerations, will take place on Thursday, October 6 at 1 p.m. EDT.

read more »
RISE Project holds concluding conference covering research and innovation

The Rising pan-European and International Awareness of Biometrics and Security Ethics (RISE) Project has announced it will be concluding its biometrics conference covering responsible research and innovation in biometrics on December 1 - 2.

read more »
Voice biometrics hold potential as lie detector technology

Researchers in the U.S. are working towards a system that can detect if someone is lying as well as if they are angry or drunk by their voice alone, according to a Homeland Security News Wire article.

read more »
Harvard, ColorID hosts New England Campus Identification & Security Seminar

Harvard Campus Services - ID Card Services co-hosted with ColorID the New England Campus Identification & Security Seminar.

The one-day event brought together card service managers from eight regional colleges and universities for a discussion about new card technologies and best card practices.

read more »
Concerns mount over new Canadian biometric programs

Privacy advocates in Canada have been raising concerns over the risk involved in two new biometric programs from the government that result in the sharing of private biometric data with other countries’ governments and possibly private corporations, according to an Embassy Magazine article.

read more »
EAB looks to drive the biometric market place

The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is focusing on a goal of driving the research and development of biometrics and building the future of the industry around a concern for end-user privacy protection.

read more »

Copyright © 2012, AVISIAN, Inc. All rights reserved.