The Future of Privacy: An American point of view

Posted in Privacy Control, RFID (Radio Frequency ID), Technology Infrastructure by deandonaldson with No Comments

Sep2008 07
American Scientific Magazine September 2008

As I land back in the US, there is a great read on newsstands across the nation at the mo discussing the future of privacy. The latest copy of “Scientific American Magazine” is dedicated to such topics as: Do Social Networks Bring the End of Privacy? Young people share the most intimate details of personal [...]

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Big brother tracking via mobile phones to be rolled out across London

Posted in Future Projections, Mobile, Privacy Control, RFID (Radio Frequency ID), Technology Infrastructure by deandonaldson with 5 Comments

Sep2008 03
O2 and Oystercard using RFID

Londoners today should be in a grip of panic, after the controversial testing between O2, Barclaycard, Transport for London (TFL) and Nokia was given the green light, as reported by the London Evening Standard. Mobile phones to be used as Oyster and credit cards “It is also hoped the system, which could be in place [...]

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UK government wants to usher in Orwellian society

Posted in Future Projections, Privacy Control, RFID (Radio Frequency ID), Technology Infrastructure by deandonaldson with 3 Comments

Aug2008 31
New Labour, new Britain, new Nazi

I wrote before about the Nazi state of Britain. I mean, what is wrong with the UK government? Will they not stop until they have everybody chipped, mic-ed and tracked? UK government plans to log every call, text and email “The Home office has issued a consultation paper for a new law that would force [...]

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‘Mind the Gap, please’ on RFID tracking

Posted in Advertising Technology, Privacy Control, RFID (Radio Frequency ID) by deandonaldson with 1 Comment

Mar2008 26
Minority Report - Gap eBillboard Advertising

This never seemed a more appropriate turn of phrase to what has just been posted. A change in US law over ‘malicious’ RFID tracking has been accompanied by a ‘press release’?! Consciences appeased indeed, however loop-holes are not – and plays right into the hands of the retailers. First of its Kind RFID Law Prohibits [...]

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