rfid for people? iankerr canada research chair in ethics, law
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rfid for people?
iankerrcanada research chair in ethics, law & technology
university of ottawa
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rfid 101
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three years ago…
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walmart / DoD
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supply chain
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internet of things
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(ubiqcomp)
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TAG
READER
1. rfid reader sends a pulse of radio energy to the tag
2. tag responds with serial number / other info
3. id is relayed to network/database
1001100101010100100011
1010100011100101010100
NETWORK/ DATABASE
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novel characteristics
• unique identifier• extended range• increased penetration• read /write• kill switch
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legal issues
• consumer tracking• deactivation at point of sale (?)• labeling law• consumer choice (?) • fipps
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villa olympica
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“the objective of the technology is to bring an ID system to a global level that would destroy the need to carry ID documents and credit cards.”
conradchase
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jumping on the implantable chipwagon…
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headline news
Q?
could verichip obtain approval in canada as a health device?
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• s. 30(a)(iii) food and drugs act – medical devices regulations
• to ensure that all medical devices offered for sale in Canada meet basic safety and efficacy requirements
• no device that falls within the definition of a “medical device” under the act can be sold in canada without the approval of the tpd and a corresponding license.
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regulation in canada
“device” means any article, instrument, apparatus or contrivance, including any component, part or accessory thereof, manufactured, sold or represented for use in:
(a) the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease, disorder or abnormal physical state, or its symptoms, in human beings or animals,
(b) restoring, correcting or modifying a body function or the body structure of human beings or animals,
(c) the diagnosis of pregnancy in human beings or animals, or
(d) the care of human beings or animals during pregnancy and at and after birth of the offspring, including the care of the offspring, and includes a contraceptive device but does not include a drug
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what is a ‘medical device?’
verichip ≠ health device
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verichip = erh ?!
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appropriate regulatory policy?
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Q?
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verichip
• read only (unencrypted)
• read/write
• gps enabled
• bluetooth enabled
• etc.
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wifi(ad hoc sensor networks)
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from LANs to PANs
LANs(local area networks)
↓ WANs(wide area networks)
↓ PANs(personal area networks)
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kevin warwick
• kevin warwick wants to make PANs really personal
• neural transducer implant
• surgical implant allows recording and transmission
• allows reception of signals
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implantable devices (i)
• insulin pumps and sensor systems• insulin is delivered on demand• wireless link between pump, sensor, and
controller
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implantable devices (ii)
• cochlear implants• phones, MP3 players, etc. can be linked• wireless communication• current research includes a bluetooth cell phone
link
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adding implantable devices to the PAN
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nature of the info exchange
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• contact lists• emails• credit card info
• real-time physiology (blood sugar/type/alcohol)• sights and sounds• neural signals (sensations, feelings, thoughts?)
from to include
*security and privacy needs are heightened*
data flow in/out of the PAN• PAN routers will most likely be
used to optimize data flow within the PAN
• Vendors will want to push data to PANs in exchange for $ or services
• Other service providers will want to push/pull datafrom the PAN
AdvertisementCoupon
emailsensationsound
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Heart Status?
Heart Status Info
Heart Medication Prescription
Heart Medication Prescription
Coverage Accepted
fMRIMens Rea
Itunes
netvolution
the network of ideas
↓the network of things
↓the network of people
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ipv6
merger
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human ↔ machine
merger
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healthlaw ↔ techlaw
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idtrail.org
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blog*on*nymity
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rfid for people?
iankerrcanada research chair in ethics, law & technology
university of ottawa
anonequity.org