Michael Zimmer.org

[via Freedom to Tinker]
Educated Guesswork reports that Texas is considering requiring RFID tags on cars for law enforcement purposes (language of proposed legislation here).

This is the continuation of a troubling trend of ways in which the integration of new technologies (GPS, DSRC, RFID) into our vehicles might threaten the privacy of a driver’s personal information.

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