August 13, 2008

Protest Today Against RFID in Clothing and Shoes

RFID WHERE? You'd better look at your shoes, socks and underwear!

IBM RFID Human Tracking Patent: http://www.spychips.com/documents/ATT00075.pdf

Protesters will gather today in Manhattan to greet attendees of the third
annual "RFID in Fashion" conference, an event organized to promote the use
of RFID in clothing and footwear. Dr. Katherine Albrecht, the Harvard-educated
privacy campaigner featured in the film "Freedom to Fascism" and co-author
of the bestselling book "Spychips," will be on-hand to speak to attendees
arriving for the opening keynote this afternoon at NYC's Fashion Institute
of Technology.

August 13-14, 2008 • The Fashion Institute of Technology (Google Map) • New York City

The RFID in Fashion 2008 conference website can be found at:

http://www.rfidjournalevents.com/fashion/

PRECONFERENCE SEMINAR

RFID Journal University

This seminar, RFID Journal’s most popular preconference offering, is
open to professionals across all industries and is designed to provide those
new to radio frequency identification with the foundational knowledge needed
to begin understanding how RFID can be applied to solve specific business
problems, to choose the right option for a specific application and to select
the right vendors to achieve a successful outcome.

http://www.rfidjournalevents.com/fashion/preconference.php?sectionID=41&trackID=1