Archive for the 'RFID' Category
RFID in Libraries
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007Inspired by a presentation by Olivia Nellums at the Identity & Identification in a Networked World symposium, one of my post-dissertation research projects will be on the privacy issues related to increased use of RFID tags in libraries. Luckily, Don Wood just posted links to some key readings to help kickstart the literature review. Thanks, […]
Nike + iPod = Surveillance
Friday, December 1st, 2006Another example of the need for value-conscious design:
Wired News summarizes a damning report from four University of Washington researchers that reveals how security flaws in the new RFID-powered Nike + iPod Sport Kit make it easy for tech-savvy stalkers, spouses, thieves, corporations, or governments (oh my!) to track your movements via those […]
Privacy Pitfalls in No-Swipe Credit Cards
Monday, October 23rd, 2006A NYTimes article notes the various privacy concerns with contactless credit cards whose data is relayed by RFID without need of a signature or physical swiping through a machine. Incredibly, cards are being deployed without any encryption (contrary to what the banks are saying):
The card companies have implied through their marketing that the data is […]
Fly the Panoptic Skies
Monday, October 16th, 2006A Hungarian airport will soon test an RFID passenger tracking system (story here and here). The system can track every passenger to within one meter, and it will contain countermeasures to prevent passengers from removing or trading their RFID-tags. The claim is that by knowing the position of every person in an airport, crime and […]
No, young shoppers do not want to pay with chip in skin
Saturday, October 14th, 2006One of my pet peeves is the misuse of statistics in reporting. Here’s an example that happens to intersect with issues of privacy.
The Daily Mail is featuring a story titled “Young shoppers want to pay with chip in skin”, extolling the fact that teenagers are willing to have microchip implants as a means of paying […]
CFP: Identity and Identification in a Networked World Graduate Student Symposium
Friday, May 19th, 2006[I am one of the organizers the following graduate student symposium to be held this fall at NYU]
CALL FOR PAPERS
Identity and Identification in a Networked World:
A Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Symposium
When: September 29-30, 2006
Where: New York University
Submission deadline: July 5, 2006
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