RFID, JetBlue… personal information and it’s protection has been on my mind since my parter sat in on several panels at ALA midwinter 2 weeks ago. Here’s an article from ZDNet that discusses radio frequency ID (RFID) and its implications for privacy: Does your data belong to you?.

Privacy has always been part and parcel of our civil liberties but in the name of security, the basics are always forgotten. If this type of “data mining” continues, privacy will be a privilege… no longer a right.

[thanks LISNews!]

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