RFID Tags: The Costs – Price and

PrivacyBobbie StudwellProfessor and Law Library DirectorUNLV, Wiener-Rogers Law LibrarySeptember 25, 2006

The Price Tags Use and actual cost Privacy costs of loss of

control

Costs in Libraries Tags Equipment Add-ons Staff resources

ROI and Cost What is the break even point?

Tag Compatibility Vendor

Protocols Actual uses Potential future uses and problems presented

What are the Privacy Concerns? Imagined concerns Real concerns

Power and Privacy Law of unintended consequences

Current Events and Privacy Who should we worry about in terms of

responsibility and power relationships? Information control

Consent and Control of Information Privacy controls

Consumer control Governmental control

Information Flow Harm in privacy laws

Restrict convenience Discourage lower prices Inhibit consumer benefits

RFID Tags and Privacy Cost will prohibit widespread RFID use – at

least for now Create RFID protocols that reduce privacy

breaches It’s too hard to predict and too new to

know how they can cause harm

QUESTIONS?