GDPR / ICO Complaint Filed Against IFSEC Show Facial Recognition

Author: IPVM Team, Published on Jun 20, 2018

IPVM has filed a complaint against IFSEC’s parent company UBM based on our concern that the conference violates core GDPR principles on biometrics at its London conference.

The complaint was filed with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data supervisory authority which monitors GDPR compliance. Any IFSEC attendee can make such a complaint here.

In this note, we explain what is being done at IFSEC, what the GDPR regulations are for this and why the complaint was made.

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IFSEC ****** ****** *********** *******?

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Comments (25)

Undisclosed Distributor #1

06/20/18 08:27pm

(*****...**** **** ***** ***** ** *** "*********" ****** **** "*********")...* Friend.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #1 | 06/21/18 12:05am

*'* ****** ******** ** ******* *** *****. *****'* *** ***** say, "*********?"

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 06/20/18 09:11pm

** ***** **, ***** *** *** ******** / ********** ** the ********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

06/20/18 09:59pm

**** *** *** * ****** ** **** ** **** **/******* based ****** *********** ********* *** **** **** **: ****, *** example ***** (******* *******)?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 06/21/18 05:23am

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Chris Bentley

Cop Security | 06/20/18 10:15pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Chris Bentley | 06/21/18 05:25am

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********** ** ******** **** ********* ****** ** ****** ******, ********* opinions, ********* ** ************* *******, ** ***** ***** **********, *** the ********** ** ******* ****,biometric **** *** *** ******* ** ******** *********** * ******* ******, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person's sex life or sexual orientation shall be prohibited.[******** *****]

Undisclosed Distributor #5

06/21/18 12:34am

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****** *** ***** ** ******* ****** ********* ?

********* ******* ** *** ***** *** **** **** *****...

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #5 | 06/21/18 05:27am

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Undisclosed Distributor #5

In reply to John Honovich | 06/22/18 02:05am

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*****, **** **** *** *******, *** ***'* **** *** ** are **** ;)

Jonathan de Chateau

In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #5 | 06/26/18 11:43am

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jonathan de Chateau | 06/26/18 09:56pm

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****'* *********. ***** *** ********** ******** *******,****** *** ***:

*** ********** ********* *** ** **** *** ********* ** *** interests ** ***** *******. **** *** ******* ********** *********, ********** interests ** ******* ******** ********.

Rodney Thayer

06/21/18 01:25am

**** ****.

*** *** *** ******** *** ** **** *** ********* ****?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Rodney Thayer | 06/21/18 05:28am

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Attila Szucs

06/21/18 02:31pm

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*** ****** **** ******** ******* ***** ************* *** **** ***** technologies.

** ** ****** **** *** ****, ** **** **** ** event, *** * ***** ** ******* **** ** ****, *** somebody **** * ********* ** ***.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Attila Szucs | 06/22/18 09:56am

******, **** ** * ********** ***********. *******, ** **** ****, IFSEC / *** *********** **** ************** *** ***** *********'* **** collection. * **** **** ** *** ******** **** ***** / UBM ****** ****** *** ********* *** ***** ****** ****** *** that *** ******* ** *** **** ** *** **** ******* the ****** *********** ***** **** ** ***** **********.

***** ***** ** ***** / *** **** **** ******** *** said **** ************ **** ** *** *******, ***. **** ***** logistically ******** *** ***** ********* / *************. **** *** ***** have ** **** / ********* *** ****** *********** *** *** explicit ******* ** *** ***** ** ** **** *** ****** recognition ****. * ** *** ****** **** ***** ** *** but ** * ** ***** / *** *'* ****** ***** my ******* ** *** ******. ********?

Undisclosed Integrator #6

06/25/18 12:26pm

** ****,

*'* ******* ** *** **** **** ** ****** **** ***** trade *****. ***** **** **** ******* ***** *** **** **** I've ******** ***** ******/********* **** *** **** *****/********. * ******* with **** (***) ****** ** ** * *** ******, ******** will ** *******/********* **** ***** ** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #6 | 06/25/18 12:29pm

**** (***) ** ** *** *****, *** *** **, *** therefore ** *** ******* ** *** ****. ******** ** ******** ** *** ** *** * ******* ********* regulation** ** ***** *** * **** *****, ** ***** ********* consider **.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

06/25/18 03:40pm

******* ****:

biometric **** *** *** ******* ** ******** *********** * ******* ******

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #7 | 06/25/18 03:45pm

*** ****** *** ****** **** ******/***/********** **** ** ***********, *** "This ****** ** **** *."

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

In reply to John Honovich | 06/25/18 04:00pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #7 | 06/25/18 04:07pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #8

06/26/18 06:03am

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Gert Molkens

IPVMU Certified | 06/26/18 07:17am

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Jonathan de Chateau

06/26/18 11:58am

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