Financial Times: Europe set for ‘smart tag’ privacy code
The Financial Times reports on a new privacy proposal in Europe designed to protect consumers who buy products with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology tags attached. (RFID systems...
View ArticleUpdate: More on Electronic Tracking of Students in Texas
We’ve discussed before the use of technology to track students. In March, it was reported that a northeastern Brazilian city had issued RFID-enabled school uniforms to track grade-school students. A...
View ArticleKorea Times: Credit cards with bio-info to debut
The Korea Times reports that there are privacy questions arising over proposed RFID-enabled cards that would contain individuals’ medical data: The state-run disaster control agency is working with a...
View ArticleFTC Seeks Input on Privacy and Security Implications of the Internet of Things
The Federal Trade Commission announced that it will conduct a workshop on November 21, 2013, on the privacy and security implications of the “Internet of Things,” which is a computerized network of...
View ArticleWashington Post: Ways to thwart ID theft when traveling
The Washington Post’s Navigator column discusses ways that individuals can protect themselves from identity theft when they’re traveling: One of the latest threats against travelers is invisible and...
View ArticleForbes: E-ZPasses Get Read All Over New York (Not Just At Toll Booths)
Forbes reports that a man has found that E-ZPasses, which are used to pay tolls on highways and bridges, can be read far from toll booths and used to track individuals’ locations. Privacy questions...
View ArticleCFPB Is Latest to Call on Companies to Build in Privacy Protections From...
There have been myriad data breaches and security problems recently with private and public sector systems. As more sensitive data is passed through more hands — corporate and government — there needs...
View ArticleA Step Closer More Invasive Tracking of Employees: Implanted Microchips
We’ve discussed before the many ways that companies have been monitoring their employees. They’re using key-logging technology to monitor workers’ keystrokes and Internet-tracking software to log the...
View ArticleIn Schools, Camera Use Grows Beyond Security Into Evaluating Student Performance
Security in school has increasingly included surveillance of schools. Previously, we discussed some schools using RFID-enabled school uniforms or cards to track students. There’s also been discussion...
View ArticleAs COPPA Turns 20, What’s Next for Children’s Privacy?
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act became law in October 1998, and the Federal Trade Commission promulgated its rule concerning the law in the next couple of years. It has been 20 years of...
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