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RFID SECURITY, DATA PROTECTION & PRIVACY, HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES

16 – 17 May 2006, Brussels

Charlemagne Building
Rue de la Loi (Wetstraat) 170
B-1040 Brussels

Updated Programme 11 May 2006

This workshop intends to raise and discuss the concerns envisaged by stakeholder groups in the field of RFID, with a view to get a solid understanding of the main security & confidence, privacy & data protection, and health & safety issues, and collaboratively chart out new ways to address the related challenges and opportunities.

Day 1: Tuesday 16 May 2006

12:45 Registration

14:15 Opening Remarks

Gérald Santucci (presentation and speech), Head of Unit, European Commission (EU)

14:30 Session 1: What are the security, privacy and safety aspects of RFID? (part 1)

Moderator: Jeroen van den Hoven, Delft University of Technology (NL)

Speakers:
1) Security threats around RFID
Harald Kelter, “Scientific Foundations and Trends” of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)(DE)
Presentation and discussion of the results of the BSI report on RFID

2) Privacy Enhancing Technologies for RFID
Günther Karjoth, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, IBM (CH)
Presentation and discussion of technological approaches to address privacy protection

3) Legal perspective on privacy and data protection issues around RFID
Reijo Aarnio, Data Protection Ombudsman, Finland Recommendations from Working Party Article 29

4) End-user/Consumer concerns about societal, legal and ethical aspects of RFID
Koen Dupon, Policy Officer, ConsumentenBond (NL)
Anette Høyrup, FBR Forbruger Rådet (DK)

16:30 Coffee break

17:00 Session 2: What are the security, privacy and safety aspects of RFID? (part 2 – An international perspective)

Moderator: Jeroen Terstegge, Philips (NL)

Speakers:

Joan Antokol,
Vice President, Head, Global Privacy Office, Novartis Group Companies (USA)

Julie K. Mayer,
Attorney, U.S. Federal Trade Commission (USA) - The U.S. perspective

Fabio Nasarre de Letosa,
Principal Administrator of the International Relations Unit of the Information Society and Media Directorate-General of the European Commission (EU)
Short Introduction on international dimension

Lara Srivastava,
New Initiatives Programme Director with the Strategy and Policy Unit (SPU) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (CH) – The ITU perspective

18:00 Closing Comments

Diogo Vasconcelos, Strategic Advisor, Europe Unlimited (BE)

Day 2: Wednesday 17 May 2006

08:30 Registration

09:00 Opening Comments

Diogo Vasconcelos, Strategic Advisor, Europe Unlimited (BE)

09:15 Session 3: What are the security, privacy and safety aspects raised by application or sector domains? Learning from case studies

The rapporteurs from the five domains covered in the Workshop 2 “RFID application domains and emerging trends” will make short reports on the main issues, requirements and policy options in relation to privacy, security and health.

Moderator: Dr. Sarah Spiekermann, Geschäftsführerin, Berliner Forschungszentrum für Internetökonomie, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (DE)

Speakers:

Stephan J. Engberg,
Priway (DK)

Emilie Barrau,
Policy assistant, BEUC The European Consumers' Organisation (BE)

Daniel Pradelles,
Customer Data Privacy Manager Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA),
HEWLETT PACKARD CCF (FR)

10:45 Coffee break

11.15 Session 4: RFID privacy and data protection issues – what are the policy options to go forward?

In continuation to the previous session, the proposed speakers will enrich the dialogue by short statements and contribute to a panel discussion.

Moderator: Rosa Barcelo, Counsel, DLA Piper (BE)

Speakers:

John Borking,
Director, Borking Consultancy (NL)

Paula J. Bruening,
Staff Counsel, The Center for Democracy and Technology (USA)

Yann Le Hegarat,
IT expert in charge of technical forecasts, Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) (FR)

Christopher McDermott,
Director, NoTags (UK)

Humberto Moran,
CEO, Open Source Innovation Ltd. (UK)

David Simplot-Ryl,
Ministère des Transports DGMT/MTI (FR)

12:45 Lunch

14:15 Closing Session: What are the policy options facilitating RFID related security, privacy and data protection, health and safety, and how can these policy options be compared between consumers, citizens and workers?

Moderator: Peter Hustinx, European Data Protection Supervisor (EU)

Presentation by the Rapporteurs and Moderators appointed to each of the individual sessions of the related findings and policy options, followed by an open discussion

15:45 Closing remarks

Gérald Santucci, Head of Unit, European Commission (EU)

16:00 End of the workshop