
Radio Frequency Identication 8-21
a private company could be trusted to protect our personal records from illegal use, when we cannot
entrust
the
government
with
it.
It
is
also
argued
that
a
mobile
phone
is
dierent
because
we
could
return
to
anonymity
by
turning
our
mobile
phones
o.
Similarly,
we
need
to
carry
our
e-ID
if
and
only
if
we
want
to
enter
some
controlled
areas;
otherwise
it
could
be
safely
kept
at
home.
Aer
entry,
we
could
keep
our
pri
vacy
by hid
ing
the e-I
D
in a met
allic
bag
,
suc
h
as a bag for pot
ato
chi
ps.
Concern about the loss of privacy goes hand-in-hand with the development of the AIDC from the
issuance of the rst EPC bar ...