'Tracking' Tags: Tool or Threat?

KingFishKingFish
edited July 2004 in Science & Tech
The word "Orwellian" is uttered often on Capitol Hill these days, and it was said again this week in a warning of privacy dangers posed by radio frequency identification technology.
"The privacy issues raised by RFID tags are vitally important because they are representative of a larger trend in the United States--the seemingly inexorable drift toward a surveillance society," said Barry Steinhardt of the American Civil Liberties Union. He was among those urging caution about the technology at a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection on Wednesday.
Source: PC World

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  • EyesOnlyEyesOnly Sweden New
    edited July 2004
    As a respons to the title without reading the article i would have to say both. They would be great in stores but not good if put on people.
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