Chips in Chips: New Guidelines, Growing Concerns
posted by:Carole Lucock // 11:02 AM // June 19, 2006 // Commentary &/or random thoughts
Today, Ontario’s Privacy Commissioner issued privacy guidelines for RFID systems. An article in today’s Globe and Mail, which details the increased use of RFID tags to track not just objects but also the behaviour of people, illustrates the need for guidelines. The article notes that in some casinos, gamblers are monitored through the use of a chip in their gambling chip and, at the World Cup, soccer fans are being monitored through the use of a chip in their world cup ticket.
