RFID & privacy
RFID by itself is not a privacy problem. Its how its implemented that counts. There have been a number of comments on RFID and privacy recenty by various privacy commissioners and others. What needs to happen is for attention to be paid to privacy issues when designing RFID systems, and not as an afterthought. Take a look at a post by David Fraser in his Canadian Privacy Law Blog. He refers to a recent Globe article and says: (and I agree) I find these articles to be interesting, but often overstate the threat that RFID poses in Canada. Most of the concern is that item-level tagging of purchased items will lead to the ability to track individuals once they have left the store. While this might theoretically be possible, the advent of a new technology does not mean that Canadian laws go out the window.