EDUCAUSE Live! Nov. 18: Biometrics and privacy

[Valerie Vogel <vvogel () EDUCAUSE EDU>]

"Privacy Issues Associated with the Use of Biometrics in Higher
Education: Risks and Best Practices"

http://www.educause.edu/live1032 

1-2pm U.S. Eastern Time, Thursday, November 18. No charge, but
registration required. Archived for future (re)viewing.

Speakers:

Patrick Gossman
Deputy CIO, Wayne State University

Karen Neuman
Founding Partner, St. Ledger-Roty Neuman & Olson LLP

Summary:

The emergence of biometric technologies offers organizations, including
colleges and universities, potential new tools for confirming identity
in contexts such as ensuring campus security, providing access to
research facilities, checking patient identity, preventing fraud in
test-taking, verifying student and employee login credentials, and
tracking employee timekeeping, to name a few. Federal laws designed to
protect individual privacy at institutions of higher learning do not
impose specific requirements on entities utilizing biometric systems.
Some state legislatures have started to address the issue. This
presentation will identify some of the privacy issues that colleges and
universities may want to consider as they contemplate integrating
biometric systems into their current information collection and identity
management protocol, along with some suggested best practices for
minimizing legal risk based on existing laws and regulations.

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