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Privacy in video surveilled areas

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Torsten Spindler,

Christoph Wartmann,

Ludger Hovestadt,

Andreas SteffenAuthors Info & Claims

PST '06: Proceedings of the 2006 International Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust: Bridge the Gap Between PST Technologies and Business Services

Article No.: 29, Pages 1 - 10

https://doi.org/10.1145/1501434.1501469

Published: 30 October 2006 Publication History

Abstract

We present a system prototype for self-determination and privacy enhancement in video surveilled areas by integrating computer vision and cryptographic techniques into networked building automation systems. This paper describes research work that has been done within the first half of the collaborative blue-c-II project and is conducted by an interdisciplinary team of researchers. Persons in a video stream control their visibility on a per-viewer base and can choose to allow either the real view or an obscured image to be seen. The parts of the video stream that show a person are protected by an AES cipher and can be sent over untrusted networks. Experimental results are presented by the example of a meeting room scenario. The paper concludes with remarks on the usability and encountered problems.

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PST '06: Proceedings of the 2006 International Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust: Bridge the Gap Between PST Technologies and Business Services

October 2006

389 pages

ISBN:1595936041

DOI:10.1145/1501434

General Chair:
Greg Sprague
National Research Council, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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UOIT, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
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UOIT, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

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Saini MAtrey PMehrotra SKankanhalli M(2014)W3-privacyMultimedia Tools and Applications10.1007/s11042-012-1207-968:1(135-158)Online publication date: 1-Jan-2014
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/s11042-012-1207-9
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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1155/2012/639649
Winkler TRinner B(2011)User-centric privacy awareness in video surveillanceMultimedia Systems10.1007/s00530-011-0241-118:2(99-121)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2011
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