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September 01, 2003
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White Rose choice assortment
Gabriel Syme (London)  Civil liberty/regulation
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White Rose has a selection of posts on surveillance with some interesting developments in RFID (radio frequency identification) technology used by supermarkets and retailers. Engraged civil liberties activists plan to 'watch' them closely for an opportunity to mount a legal challenge.

A report about a not very useful security camera system in Florida that has been scrapped.

And finally my favourite about microchips buried inside your vehicle that could soon be tipping off the authorities about your driving misdeamenors. The author of the Telegraph article, Jason Barlow, warns:

It could be worse. And, in five years, it will be – you'll be fined for doing an illegal U-turn in the middle of nowhere at three in the morning, while someone burgles your house and gets away with it. Cue calls for everyone on the planet to be fitted with a microchip. After all, the innocent will have nothing to fear.

In the true spirit of White Rose.

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"And finally my favourite about microchips buried inside your vehicle that could soon be tipping off the authorities about your driving misdeamenors."
Soon?
Try a different modifier - "already is"

I can't find it now, but a couple of days ago a congressman from South Dakota was charged with speeding after data was plucked from the "black box" in his Cadillac (though this was in the course of an investigation where he ran a stop sign and killed a motorcyclist).


Posted by Andy at September 1, 2003 05:03 PM
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