I failed to see where the RFID prevented you from going ANYWHERE. Your same arguement would apply to simply putting a unique number on a license plate, and then publically displaying it. The only difference (and the ONLY difference) is that instead of relying upon an optical device to monitor license plates, we are using RF technologies. So, somehow using RFID is a violation of your 'rights', but publically displaying your license plate isn't?
>>I failed to see where the RFID prevented you from going ANYWHERE. Your same arguement would apply to simply putting a unique number on a license plate, and then publically displaying it. The only difference (and the ONLY difference) is that instead of relying upon an optical device to monitor license plates, we are using RF technologies. So, somehow using RFID is a violation of your 'rights', but publically displaying your license plate isn't?<<
I was actually responding to a whole mindset, not just RFID. However, to respond to what you are saying let me just say the difference is degree of invasion of privacy. Let me give an example:
Let us assume that you try to keep your speed down for multiple reasons. First, you want to obey the law. Second, you want to drive safely. Third, you don't want to get a ticket. Of course from time to time everyone speeds accidentally. If you do it at just the wrong time, you get a ticket. It happened to my wife a year ago. Her first ticket in 51 years and a total fluke. It was a revenue generator for the city of bellevue (very low speed limit for the road and hard to spot speed limit sign) and the motorcycle cop was giving her a ticket and didn't even want to discuss it - he had to get out there to write more.
OK, now imagine that there is ALWAYS a cop sitting in the car with you and just waiting for you to break the limit. Would that add to your driving stress? That is basically the system we are working towards in the future - A virtual cop sitting in your car just waiting to nail you for speeding, bald tires, not wearing your seat belt, poluting (your check engine light comes on and they know it - OBD III), etc. That is not an appropriate way to treat adult human beings.
They can make the case that things would be "safer." But if we allowed the cops to just barge in and search houses for drugs and bad stuff from time to time, we would all be safer as well. Our founding fathers understood the concept of personal freedom from "random" government scrutiny. In fact the foundation upon which our constitution rests is the concept of individual freedom.
I even turn off the GPS on my cell phone. I like my privacy, And I will not give it up to get a little more security. I supply my own security, thank you. Cops are just secretaries with guns - and tax collectors.