1. Anonymous Biometric Checking By Lunda A. Wright Supervised by Prof. P. Wentworth Co-supervised by Mr. J. Ebden

2. Have you ever… Planned a holiday through a travel agent? Bought a car? Acquired medicines from a pharmacy? Applied for a bank loan? Do you recognize this man? Big Brother is watching you…

3. More background A company in is working with the to provide an online national database of biometric information. They will sell appropriate fingerprint scanners and point-of-sales to allow merchants to verify your identity.

4. The Problem This is an issue of PRIVACY. Your dealings can be tracked too closely by a “bigger brother”. There are valid property security concerns.

5. The Answer A merchant needs to know who you are without you being tracked by the verifying agency without you revealing vital personal information

6. Issues to consider How will your information be entered and stored? How will the information be accessed? How will a transaction be completed?

7. Output A protocol that uses biometric information to anonymously prove your identity. Not the use of Smartcards!

8. Extensions Let’s remove the POS and see this be done over the internet… Let’s go beyond merchant transactions. The police want in…

9. Any questions?