CS3610: Information Crime, Law and Ethics

Oct 25, 2007

Wireless and RFID

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History of RFID. RFID deployments. RFID privacy issues.

Readings

• Wikipedia article on RFID
• Adopting Fair Information Practices to Low Cost RFID Systems, Simson L. Garfinkel, Ubiquitous Computing 2002 Privacy Workshop, Gotenborg, Sweden

• Privacy on the Line, Chapter 8: Communications in the 1990s(24 pages)
• Privacy on the Line, Chapter 9: Cryptography in the 1990s (28 pages)

Optional Readings

This article is a follow-up to our class discussion of the first day:

• Stealing your Neighbor's Net, Steve Hargreaves, CNN/Money staff Writer, August 9, 2005. [followup]

• "Communication by Means of Reflected Power", R&E, The Institute of Radio Engineers, Inc. Volume 36, 1948. pp. 1196-1204.
• FCC v. Pacifica Foundation, 438 US 726 (1978)
• Red Lion Broadcasting vs. FCC [Wikipedia] [opinion]

Resources and Relevant Law

• Electronic Privacy Communications Act (18 USC 2701 et. seq.)
• The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 US 1030)
• FCC documents on early radio
• EPIC Website on VeriChip
• sychips.com
• Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering