Re: Some more background on the RFID experiment in Hiroshima

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At Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:23:31 -0700 (PDT),
Ole Jacobsen wrote:
> 
> 
> An Overview of the RFID Experiment for IETF 76 in Hiroshima.
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Some of the details are still being worked out, but here is a summary:
> 
> Basics
> ------
> 
> * Each attendee will be issued an RFID card at the registration desk. 
>   The information stored on the card is ONLY a number, no personal 
>   data is stored on the card. (Note: the attendee can opt out at any
>   time, including not collecting the card, see below).

Note that removing your name from the database doesn't remove the
ability of someone to track you via the tag.


> * The "information" (number) on the card is not encrypted and could be 
>   read by any RFID reader, but again, it's only a number.

How are the numbers assigned?


> * The number is "linked" to a back-end database through the readers 
>   provided at the meeting.
>
> * The database will contain only the following information from the
>   registration data:
> 
> First Name, Last Name, Affiliation (if present), and ISO-3166 Code
> 
> * Each attendee will also be issued a username and password. This will
>   give him/her access to the back-end database (via a web interface)
>   where the user can:

Does the Web UI make sure to hide the number->attendee mapping?

-Ekr

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