RFID Moves into Public Library

The RFID story continues to get some good press.

Not suprisingly, the EFF Has Privacy Concerns. An AP Story looks at San Francisco Public Library’s plans to track books by inserting computer chips into each tome. Another AP Article says a University of Pittsburgh electrical engineer has developed a “smart tag” that he says addresses consumer privacy advocates’ concerns surrounding radio frequency identification tags, which are becoming the next generation of bar codes. The NYTimes has a good general look at applications for RFID tags.

The Wireless Data Research Group says it has found the market for RFID hardware, software and services will increase at a 23 percent CAGR from more than $1 billion in 2003 to $3 billion in 2007.

CIO.com Says Convenience Trumps Privacy, with an interesting projection:

“Tomorrow’s RFID chips won’t just spit out serial numbers; they will also carry data and myriad sensors, transforming inert objects into “smartifacts”—intelligent artifacts that interact with the surrounding environment. Add this all on top of today’s search engine craze, and I’ll bet we’ll eventually have “IndexBots” running around the landscape hunting and cataloging every RFID chip they find.”

There’s already at least two “RFID solution designed to improve library operational efficiency”.
Update: 10/05 18:44 EST by B:Glossary of RFID Terms offered up by Gary Price.

The RFID story continues to get some good press.

Not suprisingly, the EFF Has Privacy Concerns. An AP Story looks at San Francisco Public Library’s plans to track books by inserting computer chips into each tome. Another AP Article says a University of Pittsburgh electrical engineer has developed a “smart tag” that he says addresses consumer privacy advocates’ concerns surrounding radio frequency identification tags, which are becoming the next generation of bar codes. The NYTimes has a good general look at applications for RFID tags.

The Wireless Data Research Group says it has found the market for RFID hardware, software and services will increase at a 23 percent CAGR from more than $1 billion in 2003 to $3 billion in 2007.

CIO.com Says Convenience Trumps Privacy, with an interesting projection:

“Tomorrow’s RFID chips won’t just spit out serial numbers; they will also carry data and myriad sensors, transforming inert objects into “smartifacts”—intelligent artifacts that interact with the surrounding environment. Add this all on top of today’s search engine craze, and I’ll bet we’ll eventually have “IndexBots” running around the landscape hunting and cataloging every RFID chip they find.”

There’s already at least two “RFID solution designed to improve library operational efficiency”.
Update: 10/05 18:44 EST by B:Glossary of RFID Terms offered up by Gary Price.