Radio tags spark privacy worries

I recently wrote a parody post where I took some text from a livestock tracking supply company and changed it to talk about people instead of catlle. It was written in response to a BBC article on RFID tagging at airports.

Unveiling the study, EU commissioner Viviane Reding said citizens needed re-assuring that radio tags would not lead to large-scale surveillance.

My concern here is really not so much large scale surveillance, although to some extent I worry about it. My true concern is from the identity/privacy standpoint, and the possibilty of remote undetected reading of the data on the tag.

Posts of note, who in general have expressed thoughts I agree with/find interesting/thought provoking:

Reading RFID Cards at Yards Away (and previous articles at bottom of entry)
DEFCON RFID World record attempt... (69 feet)

BBC NEWS | Technology | Radio tags spark privacy worries

Air passengers 'could be tagged'

Not quite security theater, maybe not at all, but I can't say that the idea of tagging everyone in
an airport with RFID chips appeals to me at all. (Or really that the idea of tagging everyone with RFID chips anywhere appeals to me)

Dr Paul Brennan, an electrical engineer, is leading the tagging project, known as Optag.
He said: "The basic idea is that airports could be fitted with a network of combined panoramic cameras and RFID (radio frequency ID) tag readers, which would monitor the movements of people around the various terminal buildings."

A noted issue that has to be addressed is "ensuring the tags cannot be switched between passengers or removed without notification",
we may have the answer to that problem already in hand.  Someone should purchase stock in ear piercing parlors.

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BBC NEWS | Technology | Air passengers 'could be tagged'
Electronically tagging passengers at airports could help the fight against terrorism, scientists have said.

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