Media Coverage

2008

• Feature on Technology in Seattle
  BBC Click, BBC World, June, 2008
  
  
• Tracking activity on a small scale with RFID
  Frost & Sullivan Technical Insights, DATAWEEK, April 2, 2008
  
  
• UW team researches a future filled with RFID chips
  Kristi Heim, The Seattle Times, March 31, 2008
  
  
• Tracking Technology in the Corridors of Learning
  James Bloom, The Guardian, March 13, 2008
  
  
• Expérimenter un écosystème RFID
  Hubert Guillaud, Internet ACTU.net, March 5, 2008
  
  
• Legislation To Regulate RFID Technology May Be First In Country (video also available here)
  KIRO 7 Eleven at 11, KIRO-TV, February 28, 2008
  ~ News story on RFID legislation including demos and discussion on the RFID Ecosystem
  
  
• Komputer znajdzie twój zgubiony portfel
  DZIENNIK.PL, February 25, 2008
  
  
• University Launches RFID People Tracking Experiment
  RFID Update, February 22, 2008
  
  
• RFID Ecosystem Project
  Noa Rotkop, The Future of Things, February 19, 2008
  
  
• Wearing Your Media on Your Sleeve
  Paul Lamb, MediaShift Idea Lab, PBS, February 17, 2008
  
  
• Balancing Technology with Privacy
  Up Front with Robert Mak, KING 5 TV, February 16, 2008
  ~ Documentary on RFID and privacy featuring interviews with Magdalena Balazinska and Gaetano Borriello
  
  
• Wearable Tags Test Privacy Boundaries at the U. of Washington
  Randy Dotinga, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Information Technology, February 15, 2008
  ~ Story on the RFID Ecosystem and privacy research within the RFID Ecosystem project
  
  
• RFID-based world looming
  Ilva Pieterse, ITWeb, February 14, 2008
  
  
• RFID University of Washington Project Focuses On Privacy
  Laurie Sullivan, RFID World, February 14, 2008
  ~ News note on the RFID Ecosystem project with some details on system implementation
  
  
• Social Networks Move Into Meatspace with "RFID Ecosystem"
  Alexis Madrigal, Wired Science, February 13, 2008
  ~ Blog post discussing the RFID Ecosystem and privacy research
  
  
• Study predicts the 'Internet of things'
  United Press International, February 13, 2008
  ~ Short article on the RFID Ecosystem project
  
  
• Wireless Monitoring of People and Things: Future of Social Networking?
  Science Daily, Science News, February 12, 2008
  ~ Story giving an overview of the RFID Ecosystem project in the Science Daily
  
  
• Future of social networking explored in UW's computer science building
  Hannah Hickey, UW News, Feburary 12, 2008
  ~ UW News press release on the RFID Ecosystem project

2007

• The 'Smart' Way to Travel -- But Is It Safe?
  Aliya Sternstein, Digitocracy Digest, The National Journal, December, 2007
  ~ Story on privacy issues stemming from the Seattle area's RFID-enabled ORCA transit card system with quotes from Travis Kriplean
  
  
• Caution urged for licenses containing data chips
  Kristi Heim, Business & Technology, The Seattle Times, July 20, 2007
  ~ Story on the ACLU-sponsored RFID Symposium with quotes from RFID Ecosystem group members
  
  
• Privacy concerns attached to RFID tags
  Kristi Heim, Business & Technology, The Seattle Times, July 19, 2007
  ~ Announcing ACLU-sponsored RFID Symposium with participation from RFID Ecosystem group members
  
  
• What's New In Science
  Tia Ghose, What's New In Science, The Daily, May 23rd, 2007
  ~ Features an interview with RFID Ecosystem group members on the RFID Ecosystem project
  
  

2006

• Privacy Groups Press for Controls on 'Smart Cards'
  Martin Kaste, All Things Considered, NPR, September 14th, 2006
  ~ Features a Q&A session with Gaetano Borriello on RFID