On Protection of the User’s Privacy in Ubiquitous E-ticketing Systems based on RFID and NFC Technologies

Abstract

The issues of customer privacy in e-ticketing systems for public transport based on RFID/NFC technologies are addressed in this paper. More specifically, having described the target system, the specific privacy threats are identified and respectively classified. This is performed by analyzing the system under concern against the specifically defined privacy properties (pseudonymity, confidentiality, unlinkability). The process of the respective countermeasures development together with the recommendations for their integration into the real e-ticketing system for public transportation are further discussed.