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[privacy] US.gov tunes out scathing RFID privacy report
From: Gordon Darling <gordondarling () dsl pipex com>
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:59:05 +0000
From El Reg
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/02/rfid_study_disavowed/ An external security advisory committee reporting to the US Department of Homeland Security has produced a highlight critical report (PDF) <http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/privacy/privacy_advcom_rpt_rfid_draft.pdf> advising against the use of RFID technology in government documents. But the scathing analysis remains stuck in limbo, as a draft report, while the government pushes ahead with plans to include RFID tags in everything from passport and diving licences to library cards..... -- gordondarling<at>dsl<dot>pipex<dot>com _______________________________________________ privacy mailing list privacy () whitestar linuxbox org http://www.whitestar.linuxbox.org/mailman/listinfo/privacy
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