Privacy Advocates to Fight Electronic Tags at SF Library

"Anonymous Patron writes 'CBS5.com - Privacy Advocates Promise to Fight Electronic Tags in Library Books A plan to put radio frequency identification (RFID) tags into San Francisco public library books has drawn sharp criticism on grounds ranging from privacy for library patrons to the health and safety of library workers. A provision in the San Francisco city budget approved last June allocated $300,000 to begin a pilot RFID program at the San Francisco public library. However the plan has been placed on hold according to San Francisco supervisor Jake McGoldrick, who expects the Board of Supervisors to revisit the RFID issue in January.' " [LISNews.com]

Please blog. Really, I'm begging you. When I have a moment, I'm going to write up what I said at the Internet Librarian conference to help, but these pages on RFID just don't cut it. How about something in the first person? Humanize your site by blogging. Acknowledge the ongoing issue and address it with something more empathetic than "RFID Implementation Proposed Plan of Action."

Trust me on this one.

Oh, and ALA, you're on the naughty list for not blogging with RSS feeds yet. Lead the way!