Decentralized biometric system proposed for privacy in ICRC aid distribution

Wouter Lueks, faculty member at the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Germany explained a proposed system for digital aid distribution with privacy protections in a presentation at the recent RSA Conference 2024. The key to the system, Loeks says, is the use of smart cards and potentially smartphones to store data and perform transactions without relying on centralized databases.

The work Lueks described in his presentation on “Another Digital ID: Privacy-preserving Humanitarian Aid Distribution,” conducted …

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