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== Sociopolitical questions and answers ==
 
== Sociopolitical questions and answers ==
 
== RFID Resources ==
 
 
=== Ongoing academic research ===
 
*[http://data.cs.washington.edu/RFID/ RFID Ecosystem]
 
 
=== Deployed or on the horizon RFID applications ===
 
 
==== Government ====
 
*Passports (trial programs in a few countries, e.g. [http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060814-7497.html US])
 
*Encryption on the passports [http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/1,67333-1.html Wired article]
 
 
==== Commercial ====
 
* supply-side tracking of inventory (e.g. [http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=172301246 walmart])
 
* gathering more detailed information about consumers (increasing information asymmetry between sellers/buyers)
 
* enabling buyers to gather more information about products (decreasing above information asymmetry)
 
 
=== Security concerns ===
 
* [http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/03/dutch-rfid-e-passport-cracked-us-next/ hacking] Dutch RFID passports
 
* [http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/story/0,10801,109560,00.html RFID viruses] (many say the claims are exaggerated)
 
 
=== Privacy & Surveillance concerns ===
 
* [http://news.com.com/2010-1069-980325.html article] expressing concern about being tracked everywhere...
 
* [http://www.spychips.com/ Anti-RFID site]
 
* [http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/staff/bios/ajuels/publications/five_cent/RFID_five%20cent.ppt Privacy and RFID]
 
 
=== Laws regulating RFID ===
 
* [http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=111542 Wisconsin law] bans forcible implanting of RFID tag
 
* [http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/812/1/1/ (old) proposed legislation] in California that would attempt to protect consumer privacy
 
 
=== Companies and organizations involved in pushing out RFID technologies ===
 
* [http://www.intermec.com/eprise/main/Intermec/Content/home Intermec]
 
* [http://www.impinj.com Impinj]
 
* [http://www.alientechnology.com/ Alien Technology]
 
* [http://www.verichipcorp.com/ VeriChip]
 
* [http://www.rfidsec.com/ RFIDsec]
 

Revision as of 18:07, 30 September 2006

The debate surrounding RFID is one that hits close to home for UW students. The CSE building is currently going through a large scale RFID deployment, foreshadowing what is to come in shops, offices, homes, and cities. In this whitepaper, we explore the broader practical, legal and sociopolitical implications of the technology.

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