Germany leads the world's first RFID ID card (by 2010)

I am so interested with the potential acceptance by stakeholders once the RFID ID card would have been issued. "The Local" Germany News In English reports.

My three (3) chief predictions:-

i) Invidious acceptance: It maybe partly harmful and maybe partly okayed by certain segments. However, awareness and notification on how RFID works should be diffused. It's the primary role of the Data Protection Commissioner to do so;


ii) Controlled surveillance: potential cases on terrorism will be inhibited and minimised in that sense. Border control shall be beefed up and percentage of illegal immigrant cases maybe plummeted;


iii) Periodic updates: Maybe, it's best for the Data Protection Commissioner through their higher level representation to be able to voluntarily update the status of post implementation to the Article 29 Working Party and the RFID consultative group. This may provide useful guidance and case study on the effectiveness of implementation and how well Germany manages their stakeholders' perception.