We’re delighted to take part in a trial that uses biometrics to help passengers seamlessly travel between two airports.
Details here: https://t.co/W19SER8VbD pic.twitter.com/9x53EmNKDr— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) March 27, 2019
Hi there. Has a data protection impact assessment been done for this trial? The trial appears to involve processing for which @DPCIreland has determined a DPIA is mandatory under A35 GDPR.
— Rossa McMahon (@rossamcmahon) March 27, 2019
Yes. We have started a DPIA for the public element of this trial, which has yet to begin.
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) March 27, 2019
It’s starting next month, so I assume it has already been planned. Why has the DPIA only been “started”? Shouldn’t it have been finished before deciding to go ahead with the trial?
— Rossa McMahon (@rossamcmahon) March 27, 2019
Can you confirm whether there is another element to the trial apart from the “public element”?
Is facial recognition being used or planned for staff/contractors?
— Rossa McMahon (@rossamcmahon) March 27, 2019
The DPIA is part of privacy by design which is embedded within our project approach. This trial, which has yet to begin, is for flights to Bristol, so no it is not being used for staff or contractors.
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) March 27, 2019
How can the approach have privacy by design embedded in it if the project has been designed before doing a DPIA? (Also they are separate things.)
— Rossa McMahon (@rossamcmahon) March 27, 2019
Hi, Rossa, if you have specific further questions in relation to data privacy issues can you please email your query to customerexperience@dublinairport.com and one of our experts in this area will respond. Thanks.
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) March 27, 2019
This afternoon.
Exchanges between the person manning Dublin Airport’s Twitter account and solicitor Rossa McMahon – after the airport announced it will be taking part in a “biometrics trial”.
Dublin Airport Participates In Biometrics Trial (Dublin Airport)
That’s why we can’t have nice things…
CFIMS
I’d imagine the person running the Dublin Airport Twitter account is thinking “this is above my paygrade, pal”.
And he’d be damn right. I’ve been thinking the same thing today.
Entirely different situation, naturally.
At least they replied
+1, they handed it well, me thinks
Is looking at your passport photo facial recognition technology (by eye and brain).
(Asking for a solicitor.)
No
Bio-metrics is a big thing in GDPR. Even those finger print clock in devices will up your company’s risk profile and that is just for employees.
I have to finger myself in every morning at work and it doesn’t recognise my prints half the time. Not sure if the personal data is retained or not. Must check.
I try to avoid fingering myself (or others) at work. Unless it is a Friday afternoon.
Depending on what time you arrive, there might be a queue of colleagues trying to finger themselves in and only one finger machine.