11 Quotes by Katherine Albrecht

I think CVS is trying to defuse this by saying there was no financial risk, but I think there was a very serious medical privacy concern.

While we do see the benefits of RFID to managing inventory for retailers, we think the item-level tagging poses a serious issue for consumer privacy,

What an interesting irony that the foremost chip promoter in the world comes from Wisconsin and Wisconsin would be the first state to say, 'Hey, at least get our permission first'. It's good that lawmakers in Wisconsin are paying attention to the fact that this technology even exists.

That's where Pfizer is crossing the line here a little bit.

This is the biggest scheme of its kind. They say it is aimed at tracking animal disease outbreaks, but I have had conversations with public health officials where they have been looking forward to a time when the spread of human diseases could also be monitored in this way.

It's wrong to link a person's paycheck with getting an implant.

This is kind of a wake-up call to help people understand what's out there. I think consumers are increasingly aware of how vulnerable their data is in these databases.

The industry is working on tags as small as the dot of on the letter 'i', or tags can be woven into fabric, in effect hiding them from the consumer. The best way to protect the consumer is to clearly label products that have the tags and let people decide whether or not they want to buy them.

When I see the move of RFID into universities, it concerns me, ... It is sending a message that not only do we not have to worry about privacy but you can profit from it by a career perspective.