RFID Privacy Abuse Warning
“For example, using the technology for generic inventory control would not likely generate substantial privacy concerns. However, the use of RFIDs by the federal government to track the movement of individuals traveling within the United States could generate concern by the affected parties. Privacy issues associated with RFID implementation include notifying individuals of the existence or use of the technology; tracking an individual’s movements; profiling an individual’s habits, tastes, or predilections; and allowing for secondary uses of information."
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Smart Cards Are Harmless
*The Executive Director of the Smart Card Alliance said so...

"Smart cards are no more a threat to privacy concerns than any other entitlement identification technology today. There is an electronic 'fingerprint' trail left behind in many everyday activities the average person partakes in. Credit card transactions, internet log-ins, and electronic toll systems are the most common examples, not to mention more 'spy ware' techniques like monitoring telephone transmissions, cell phone logs, and internet chat rooms."
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