RFID in the workplace
While there are certainly some novel uses for RFID technology out there (like studying the secret life of bees), RFID systems are increasingly being used for the more practical purposes of improving productivity and enhancing security.
The increasing appetite among companies to use this technology to track their employees is a worrisome trend for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. While we certainly recognize the business benefits of RFID systems, we believe they can also be used as surveillance tools, which raises important privacy concerns for employees.
Our office has just released a discussion paper outlining the steps organizations could consider, and questions that could be asked, before proceeding with RFID applications in the workplace. The paper includes some broad questions on the use of RFID technology, to which we invite stakeholders to submit their responses. We hope this paper will spark discussion on a growing trend with some serious implications.
3 Responses
4:20 pm
The discussion paper link doesn’t work.
Ironic that you require my name and email address to leave a comment.
4:26 pm
Sorry about that – it works now.
As for asking for a name and email address, it’s an unfortunate result of the amount of spam that any blog receives.
As it says in our comment policy:
“We require a valid email address for every comment. This address will only be used if we have a question in response to your comment. It will not be used for any other purpose by the Office.
We do not allow anonymous comments.”
2:08 pm
Why not use a captcha instead?
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