Sunday 26 August 2007

RFID and healthcare setting

This presentation has briefed some privacy implications of RFID in a healthcare setting. I wonder has the follow up being disseminated to the stakeholders.

Saturday 25 August 2007

RFID; a new world order?

Wow. This article is bravely written and sometimes, providing some shocking yet sensible points to laymen. Not many would be able to comprehend the words between the lines. However, it is a good to appraise the positive aspects of the author's findings.

Friday 24 August 2007

RFID in the pharmaceutical industry

This is a good read up for those who are interested to discover the potential deployment, advantages and the foreseaable risk(s) of RFID in the pharmaceutical industry. Brief one and succintly written.

Thursday 23 August 2007

Surveillance freight of RFID

Interestingly, even if this Article seems to have been published a year ago, it attracts my interest on the writer's udnerstanding. Sometimes, it's good to udnerstanding the technology and the contributions. But, sometimes, it's worthwhile to propose some balanced views on the same. An eye opener to the medical industry.

Tuesday 21 August 2007

Call for papers; Internet of things conference - RFID perhaps?

I have selflessly and deeply read this. It will be held in 2008. I think, I may want to submit a paper on RFID, positioning the Malaysia's perspective or South East Asia (SEA). But, it does not have public policy sector. So much so, I have to abandon the intention.

Must or Should RFID-legislation be Technology Neutral?

As I am brainstorming and writing the dissertation, Christian Laux's views seem to open my mind. But then, as he said, there is no standard of pervasiveness of technology. A pretty much thin line to illustrate, distinguish and substantiate.

Sunday 19 August 2007

RFID evolution networks by MIT Sloan

MIT Sloan School of Management initiated this co-joint research on RFID evolution (particularly on networks). Worthy to read and digest, albeit, sounds technical and business like.

Saturday 18 August 2007

Tuesday 14 August 2007

He/She said; RFID is a threat

Read Doug Mohney's write up on this. The bottom line is; RFID poses threats like the internet does, albeit, the only difference is the technology. It partially makes sense.

Friday 10 August 2007

Draft version of European RFID Policy Outlook

This draft version of the European RFID Policy outlook is very, very, very interesting to read. The outlook was the preliminary consultation by the stakeholders (in various occasions and sessions) throughout Europe. It is hoped that some affirmative action would have taken place in months to come. As for Asia and Malaysia, we are unsure where we are heading to?...

Thursday 9 August 2007

RFID Data Management

Mark Palmer has identified seven (7) principles or may I say, "best practices" of RFID Data Management. I wonder how it would be in practice. Also, another paper that may be considered as novel.

RFID in the automative industry

Even though it sounds very technical, I think, this paper is worthy to be read. Another progress of RFID. Interestingly, the summary and outlook has given some foregone points on RFID vis-a-vis' the automative industry. Besides, the joint authors of this paper (all of them are from Switzerland), has succintly concluded that the issue of 'standard' will be the 'subject matter of discussion' in years to come when adopting and difussing RFID in the automative industry.

Monday 6 August 2007

More on RFID

It would be a superb technological application marrying both; WiFi and RFID. This talk, has briefly outlined the wonderness of it. However, privacy issues are left behind. Sometime in 2004, the Harvard Business School organized this talk, to explore the advantages and dangers of a "smart" barcodes. It's good when they regarded RFID as "the ecosystem of the internet". In another interesting view on the "rights chipped away"; do read this draft opinion by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California

Thursday 2 August 2007

Nanaco: RFID emoney system in Japan

Shin'ichi Konomi has beautifully updated some of the technological progress of RFID in Japan here. Nanaco is the name of the technology - which has been widely deployed in selected Seven Eleven stores. I wonder, and still researching what is Japan's stance on the issue of privacy and data protection on this. Nevertheless, I believe the legislated data protection provisions of Japan, are less matured in terms of its application and implementation. Prove me wrong on this, if anyone wishes to debunk.