http://rfid.worldwidewarning.net/www RFID, Radio Frequency Identification - Worthy of a World Wide Warning Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:53:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Source: Citizensadvocate.net Damning research could spell the end of VeriChip The Associated Press will issue a breaking story this weekend revealing that microchip implants have induced cancer in laboratory animals and dogs, says privacy expert and long-time VeriChip opponent Dr. Katherine Albrecht. As the AP will report, a series of research articles spanning ... http://rfid.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/90 Source: Ledger Dispatch by Todd Lewan, AP National Writer. CityWatcher.com, a provider of surveillance equipment, attracted little notice itself - until a year ago, when two of its employees had glass-encapsulated microchips with miniature antennas embedded in their forearms. The "chipping" of two workers with RFIDs - radio frequency identification tags ... http://rfid.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/89 Source: TUV Customers have been slow to implement radio frequency identification (RFID) technology even though resellers and others in the IT sector are set to embrace it, new research has revealed. According to a survey by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), 84 per cent of consultants, systems integrators and solutions ... http://rfid.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/88 Source: Rinf.com As The Millennium dome re-opens to the public this weekend, renamed the O2, over £350m has been spent on updating and adding new technology, including privacy invading RFID security passes for all 2,500 staff. There is growing pressure in the UK for parents to microchip their children as a safety ... http://rfid.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/87 Source: San Jose Mercury News Forgot your company identification badge at home? That wouldn't be a problem if employees had a small identification device about the size of a grain of rice inserted under their skin instead of a badge. If that seems Orwellian to you, state Sen. Joe Simitian may ... http://rfid.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/86 Source: Goldstream Gazette Should we track our young children by Global Positioning System for their own safety, with microchips locked on the wrist or implanted under the skin? Seventy-five per cent of British parents say they are willing to buy such electronic gadgets, BBC News reported, quoting think-tank research. Well, why ... http://rfid.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/85 Source: TUV PS A proposed identity card in the US which is aimed at tracking the border movements of individuals will not need strong privacy measures, director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology William Jeffrey has claimed. Reported in Washington Technology, the information held on the card - which ... http://rfid.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/84 Source: Catullus 5 Police, prosecutors, and divorce attorneys use records of highway toll transponders in court all the time. Any day now, they'll start using CharlieCard records the same way. If they haven't already. I'd like none of that for me, thanks. I'll keep my CharlieCards anonymous. Fund them only with cash, ... http://rfid.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/83 The Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee of the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) had issued a recommendation against the use of RFID chips in identity cards. Needless to say, DHS ignored that recommendation and sprinted along with the project. Right now the Smart Card Alliance is airing their criticism ... http://rfid.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/82 Congress is moving quickly to put into motion measures that will ensure airport employees are subjected to stricter ... http://rfid.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/81