The Sorting Door Project
The Sorting Door Project is an exploration of issues around Radio
Frequency Identification (RFID), including of surveillance and privacy;
unique identification; and classification.
RFID technologies will introduce new stresses in the tension between
personal privacy, and information collection and analysis.
The Sorting Door is intended as a testbed for technologies and policies
to address issues raised by RFID.
The elements of the Sorting Door include:
- research on interrogation of RFIDs "in the wild," using the Door
(or, actually, any number of instrumented collection points) as a
metaphor;
- research on collection context, e.g., associating multiple RFIDs into
"constellations," attached to specific individuals, or otherwise found in
recurring groups;
- research on constructing associations, over time;
- research on using object type information to make "educated guesses"
as to identity, whether unique, or as part of various classes.
The Sorting Door Architecture
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why call it the "Sorting Door?"
What are RFIDs, and how
prevalent are they?
How can I tell if items I have have RFIDs in
them?
If there are RFIDs on objects I own, should I
worry?
What can I do about RFID tags I don't
want?
Research and Analysis
"Radio-Frequency
Identification (RFID), Surveillance and Privacy: The Sorting Door
Project", to be published in the proceedings of Working Together, Research
& Development Partnerships in Homeland Security, April 27-28, 2005.
Guest
Editorial: "Privacy Invasion as ROI," for the Association for Automatic
Identification and Mobility, August 24, 2005.
Other papers from
Stapleton-Gray & Associates, Inc.
Surpriv Blog, on RFID,
surveillance and privacy issues.
Press Coverage
The Register (UK): Watching
us through the Sorting Door
RFID Journal: Researching
RFID's Surveillance Potential
RFID News: Ask
the Experts: Ross Stapleton-Gray, the Sorting Door Project
Project Management
E-mail: sortingdoor@stapleton-gray.com
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