Virtual fever, the new pandemic? News and Trends in Intellectual Property, Communications, Media, Technology, Art and Outer Space Law Conference
11 Oct - 12 Oct 2021
Session information
Digital identity and facial recognition: industry trends and legal challenges
Monday 11 October (1200) - Tuesday 12 October (1315)
Committee(s)
Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee
(Lead)
Technology Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
Digital identity is more than just a buzzword. As platforms and online transactions are skyrocketing, establishing, deploying, and managing digital identity becomes essential. With villains lurking and trust being a fragile good, services providers and operators want to get it right. Authentication, attribution, and signature are just a few functionalities where digital identity plays a key role. Facial recognition, fingerprinting and other unique identifiers are often used. This session addresses how some of the major industries deal with challenges and how legal systems struggle to create legal certainty and facilitate cross border solutions.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Ruben A Hofmann | HEUKING, Cologne, Germany; Co-Chair, IP Transactions and Technology Transfer Subcommittee |
| Paulina Silva | Bitlaw, Santiago, Chile; Website Officer, Technology Law Committee |
| Erik Valgaeren | Stibbe, Brussels, Belgium; Member, Technology Law Committee Advisory Board |
Speakers
| Christian Stengel | Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH, Bonn, Germany |
| Thomas Treml | Microsoft Deutschland GmbH, Berlin, Germany |