Looks like kids have found a bad side to tag identification systems
Category Archive: Privacy protection
Dec
02
Behavioral Screening – Biometric Security
Interesting Israeli device “This ‘brain-fingerprinting,’ or technology which checks for behavioral intent, is much more developed than we think.” http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/02/airport.security/index.html
Jul
05
Who should know what you've been watching on YouTube?
According to this New York Times article, by a judge’s order, pretty soon Viacom may know exactly. And right now Google knows exactly. How will these companies and others use such personal information? In the NYT article you can read about Google and Viacom proclaiming that they want to protect your privacy. Somehow I don’t …
Jan
27
The coming privacy threat from RFIDs
An excellent AP article by Todd Lewan discusses how RFID technology can be used to spam the living lights out of you, as well as how to track you and in general violate your privacy. While I believe RFID technology is extremely useful, it must be regulated in order to avoid abuses. We cannot simply …
Jan
03
Technology enables Big Brother
Here is an unnerving article about a report by Privacy International detailing the lack of privacy protection around the world, including here in the US (yeah, we didn’t rank very highly). PI also runs the Big Brother Awards. Check out this year’s winners in the Netherlands. Andrew Kun