Principal Research Scientist at RSA Security Addresses RFID Policy Issues at Forum Hosted by Department of Commerce
March 31 2004 - 8:00AM
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Principal Research Scientist at RSA Security Addresses RFID Policy
Issues at Forum Hosted by Department of Commerce BEDFORD, Mass.,
March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- When: Wireless Sensor Technology
Forum hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce Thursday, April 1,
2004 8:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Where: U.S. Department of Commerce -
Auditorium 1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC What:
Wireless Sensor Technology Forum Ari Juels, Principal Research
Scientist with RSA Security, has been selected as a panelist at the
U.S. Department of Commerce's Wireless Sensor Technology Forum. The
forum will address the current andpotential uses of sensor
technologies by industry and government, as well as the public
policy implications of widespread deployment. Juels will be part of
the panel discussion on Policy Issues Related to Sensor
Technologies, which will be moderated by senior Commerce Department
officials. As principal research scientist with RSA Laboratories at
RSA Security, Juels oversees various data security projects within
the appliedresearch programs and has extensively researched RFID
security and policy. As a panelist at the Wireless Sensor
Technology Forum, Juels will address the following aspects of
wireless sensor technologies. * RFID technology holds incredible
promise for improving business efficiency and customer service.
While privacy issues are most certainly a concern, the technology
exists today to allow RFID technology to move forward without
compromising personal information. * Industry can more effectively
address the security/privacy dilemma of RFID by looking at similar
instances where the promise of richer information has been met with
the concern over appropriate use. In all cases, two key elements
are necessary -- organizations must implement technologies to
protect the information while at rest or in transit, and also
develop clear, well-enforced policies on the use of that
information. RFID is no different. * Legislation in California and
Utah is proposing the "killing" of RFID tags in an effort to
address privacy concerns. Unfortunately, this method doesn't take
into account the benefits RFID tags may ultimately have for
consumers or that new technologies will arise to shift the balance
of privacy and utility in the RFID arena. With this in mind, the
government should establish goals for protection of consumer
privacy rather than legislation that impedes on technological
growth. * RSA Security has developed technologies to address the
emerging security and privacy challenges of RFID. The
patent-pending RSA Blocker Tag is designed to enforce consumer
privacy while allowing consumers and businesses to reap the full
benefits of RFID technology. The RSA Blocker Tag is a special RFID
tag designed to prevent readers from performing unwanted scanning
and tracking of people or goods, without any disruption to normal
RFID operation. About RSA Security Inc. RSA Security Inc. helps
organizations protect private information and manage the identities
of people and applications accessing and exchanging that
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