RFID Gazette: Privacy issues

November 24, 2005

Privacy issues

The supporters of RFID look at it as a major improvement on bar codes; one that has the potential to reduce costs and improve efficiencies across the supply chain. ccmsectorinvest.com reports:

But to many privacy rights advocates, RFID tags are the beginning of a series of nightmare scenarios in which RFID technology is the Trojan horse that brings Big Brother into your home, snooping through your medicine cabinets, fridge and underwear drawer to find out what you do, buy and believe, and, ultimately, what you are.