December 28, 2004
RFID Identity Chips: Health Versus Privacy
Identity chips may spark a small revolution in the efficiency of patient healthcare, but what will it mean for privacy when everyone will be broadcasting personal information that could fall into the wrong hands? Could identity theft become wireless?
According to MENAFN.com:
Some believe that any new technology ultimately can be hacked or protected by newer technology.
"At this stage it does not seem to be much of a problem," said David MacDonald, an attorney who practices privacy law.
MacDonald, in a phone interview, suggested that in the case of any RFID device, an individual could vanish simply by wearing a transmitter with a stronger signal than the device in question.
Read more: Identity chips could protect health, but hurt privacy, some say
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