The EU is conducting a new online consultancy on privacy, data protection and information security principles in RFID applications.
I am happy to see that in Article 5 they begin to address the invisible nature of RFID readers in public space:
“RFID applications can technically operate without any visible or otherwise perceivable action [...]”
They go further [...]
In December 2005 Adam Greenfield asked me to work with him on icon concepts for his book Everyware. Here is Adam’s description of his book:
“The age of ubiquitous computing is here: a computing without computers, where information processing has diffused into everyday life, and virtually disappeared from view. What does this mean to those of [...]
Touch is a research project that investigates Near Field Communication (NFC), a technology that enables connections between mobile phones and physical things. We are developing applications and services that enable people to interact with everyday objects and situations through their mobile devices. More...