[LINK] Re: RFID in Govt, and in People

[Roger Clarke]

At 16:16 +1000 5/10/06, Geoff Ramadan wrote:
>I understand there are privacy issues associated with Library system 
>as a result of collecting personal information. What I am trying to 
>understand is what new and real concerns are specifically attributed 
>to RFID.

Try reading the two references provided at Thu, 5 Oct 2006 11:18:38 +1000:
>>"RFID Implementation in Libraries"
>>http://www.privacyrights.org/ar/RFID-ALA.htm
>
>[I'm supposed to be doing something today, and haven't read the 
>references;  but I know both Beth Givens in San Diego and Lee Tien 
>in EFF SFO, and neither is hysterical or misinformed.]
>
>>Also the following article casts doubt on reassurances by RFID vendors
>that there is nothing to worry about with this application:
>>
>>David Molnar and David Wagner.  "Privacy and Security in Library RFID:
>issues, practices, and architecture"
>>http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~dmolnar/library.pdf#search=%22rfid%20libraries%20privacy%22
>
>[David Wagner at Berkeley is a well-known name in the security field.]

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