Response from: Chris Kapsambelis

I do not understand why the addition if RFID will make a Driver’s License more secure. My license has my picture and two bar codes, and I periodically read in the local press that teenagers are buying liquor using a fake Driver’s License. If they can fake them now, adding RFID will not stop them. Barcode printers are now being made to encode RFID chips. I think we should wait until the government perfects the use of RFID on Passports before we spend a lot of money foolishly on Driver’s Licenses.

Response from: Bruce

Look, there's no big mystery about why RFIDs are very controversial. You're running a blog here, why don't you just link directly to the critics? You've got brains -- so why leave your industry readers to get blindsided by political activists? Stop spinning, and get right down in the trenches. http://www.spychips.com/

Response from: Dave Piasecki

Any technology that is hyped as much as RFID has been in recent years is going to attract critics. That’s just natural. In my case, even though I see many advantages of RFID, the over hyping and misrepresentation of RFID by its proponents forces me to become a critic just to provide a little balance. The fact is RFID does have some technical challenges, is not going to make bar codes extinct, and is a legitimate privacy concern. I wouldn’t have to constantly point this out if RFID proponents provided an accurate assessment of the technology. So its your fault.