ISO/IEC TR 24714 Clarifies Use of Biometrics in Security Systems
February 18, 2009 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission released a technical report, ISO/IEC TR 24714-1:2008 - Information technology - Biometrics - Jurisdictional and societal considerations for commercial applications - Part 1: General guidance, that clarifies societal, cultural and ethical issues related to the use of biometrics in security systems.
Biometric technologies are required in many public and private sector applications to authenticate an individual's identity, secure national borders and restrict access to secure sites including buildings and computer networks.
ISO/IEC TR 24714-1:2008 offers guidance on the design of systems that use biometric technologies to capture, process and record biometric information.
The technical report gives generic recommendations providing principles, guidelines and considerations for the design and implementation of biometric systems including jurisdictional issues related to privacy and protection of personal information, and health and safety issues.
It also addresses conditions of the physical environment that may affect the operation, accessibility and usability of a biometric system and continues with the societal, cultural and ethical aspects of biometrics. The report also discusses acceptance of the use of biometric characteristics. The report does not address specification and assessment of government policy.
ISO/IEC TR 24714-1:2008 covers:
- The capture and design of initial requirements including legal frameworks.
- Development and deployment.
- Operations including enrollment and subsequent usage.
- Interrelationships with other systems.
- Related data storage and security of data.
- Data updates and maintenance.
- Training and awareness.
- System evaluation and audit.
- Controlled system expiration.
By following the recommendations and guidelines of the standard, some of the benefits to be gained by the primary stakeholders of ISO/IEC TR 24714-1 (designers, implementers and system operators of biometric systems) are:
- Enhanced acceptance of systems using biometrics by subjects.
- Improved public perception and understanding of well-designed systems.
- Smoother introduction and operation of these systems.
- Potential long-term cost reduction (whole life costs).
- Increased awareness of the range of accessibility-related issues.
- Adoption of commonly approved good privacy practice.
Source: International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).