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Table 3.1 | Who Goes There? Authentication Through the Lens of Privacy | Committee on Authentication Technologies and Their Privacy Implications | Computer Science and Telecommunications Board | Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences | National Research Council of the National Academies | Stephen T. Kent and Lynette I. Millett, Editors


TABLE 3.1
Fair Information Principles and Practices

Principle Practice/Meaning
Collection limitation Collect the minimum amount of information that is needed for the relationship or transaction at issue—
—By lawful and fair means.
—With the knowledge and consent of  the individual.
Data quality Information should be relevant, accurate, timely, and complete.
Purpose specification Use of data should be specified at the time that data are collected.
Use limitation (restriction on secondary uses) Data should only be used for the specific purpose for which they are collected and for which the individual understands they will be used, except under two conditions:
—With the prior consent of the  individual, and
—With the appropriate legal authority.
Security The integrity of the information and the system should be maintained to ensure against loss, destruction, unauthorized access, modification, unauthorized use, or disclosure.
Openness/notice There should be no secret data systems. People should be able to ascertain the existence of data systems and their purposes and uses.
Individual participation An individual has rights to
—Know if he or she is a subject of a  system,
—Access information about him- or  herself,
—Challenge the quality of that  information, and
—Correct and amend that information.
Accountability The organization collecting and using information can be held responsible for abiding by these principles through:
—Enforcement and/or
—Redress.


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