The checkout line -- or the check-you-out line? (26 Jul 2004)
By embracing RFID, librarians have raised the ire of civil libertarians who have long looked askance at the technology. They find it alarming that librarians, who are normally among society's staunchest defenders of intellectual freedom and First Amendment values, are contributing to the electronic erosion of privacy.
Article URL: http://salon.com/tech/feature/2004/07/26/rfid_library/index_np.html
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