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   BROWSE BY AUTHOR : HIAWATHA BRAY
U.S. passport privacy: Over and out? -- Hiawatha Bray  -- Boston Globe  -- December 23, 2004

Privacy advocates argue that a new U.S. proposal to put radio identification tags (RFID) in all U.S. passports is unnecessary and will needlessly broadcast personal information to anyone listening.

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Reliability of face-scan technology in dispute -- Hiawatha Bray  -- Boston Globe  -- August 05, 2002

Security experts have high hopes that facial-recognition systems can weed out terrorists and criminals, making airports and other public places safer. But the controversy over tests at Boston Logan's airport shows that the reliability of such systems are still in dispute.

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