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Dark Side of RFID
by Andrew McCaskey
The Washington Post article on RFID failed to mention the push that is underway by the nation’s largest retailer – Wal-Mart – requiring their suppliers to include RFID on virtually all of their materials supplied to them by – I believe- 2012. They are already starting the pressure on suppliers for the Sam’s Club portion of their business.
One of the recurring themes that seem to influence the privacy debates is the fact that we are adamantly opposed to such measures, until our kids drift by the Mall and see a sign up for a “Free Boat” , enter a car raffle or some similar tidbit of private information in hope of future gain.
That’s one element of the mix – but at least under (more or less) control. At least you know that you have released the information. The RFID version of dumpster diving (conducting a drive-by scan of your trash placed on the curb ) may be in the realm of science fiction now – but by 2012, there will be a LOT of targets in the refuse stream that some marketeer is going to want to cash in on.
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