[LINK] RFID and privacy: Debate heating up in Washington

[Chirgwin, Richard]

[Do we want objections to have trouble getting traction?]

You'll note, Daniel, that the original ComputerWorld article acted as if
there's "no way" to deal with tags, ignoring the work done by RSA which is
known to APCGlobal (the industry lobby) and Caspian...

RC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Rose [mailto:drose at nla.gov.au] 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 2:23 PM
> To: 'Bernard Robertson-Dunn'
> Cc: Link
> Subject: RE: [LINK] RFID and privacy: Debate heating up in Washington
> 
> 
> Would it be perhaps useful to have a publicly accessible rfid 
> scanner in the
> shop, or nearby outside, like the barcode scanners which give 
> you the price
> already used in Kmart and Target in Australia?  This would 
> have no real
> effect on the situation per se, but it would make most people 
> feel much more
> in control and part of the process.  Things would not be seen as so
> secretive and objections would probably have a lot more 
> trouble getting
> "traction" with the general public.
> 
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Bernard Robertson-Dunn [mailto:brd at austarmetro.com.au] 
> >Sent: Monday, 31 May 2004 15:19 PM
> >To: Link
> >Subject: [LINK] RFID and privacy: Debate heating up in Washington
> >
> >
> >RFID and privacy: Debate heating up in Washington
> >Grant Gross
> >IDG News Service
> >31/05/2004 09:14:13
> >http://www.computerworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;934397095;fp
;16;fpid;0

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