ABSTRACT
Radio frequency identification device (RFID)-enabled applications are growing at a tremendous rate with uses in a number of different areas such as pharmaceuticals, health care, transportation, retail, defense, logistics and many others. This chapter outlines a privacy-preserving video surveillance system that uses RFID hardware for localization and identification. It focuses on privacy concerns that pertain to the end-to-end system and more specifically those stemming from interactions between individuals and the environment. The chapter describes the design of a privacy preserving video surveillance system that monitors subjects in an instrumented space only when they are involved in an access violation. RFID sensor information is utilized for localization of objects within the media space. The system has two major components, the RFID-based localization system and the video subsystem. RFID technology provides the ability to interrogate data content without contact and the necessity of the line-of-sight communication.
