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Katina Michael Giving Evidence As A Board Member Of The Australian Privacy Foundation At The Senate Standing Committee For Legal And Consitutional Affairs (Personal Property Securities Bill 2008), K. Michael
Professor Katina Michael
Senate standing committees, covering every area of government operations, have developed a reputation as the backbone of the Senate’s committee work. Standing committees permit a continuing surveillance of defined fields of government activity, call upon scholarly research and advice and create an awareness of the Senate’s ‘watchdog’ function. There are a number of different kinds of standing committees: domestic, legislative scrutiny, legislative and general purpose, and joint. In this instance, acting in the capacity of an Australia Privacy Foundation (APF) board member, I was granted an invitation to give evidence at the Committee's public hearing which was held on Thursday, …
The Privacy-Value-Control Harmonization For Rfid Adoption In Retail, Ben D. Renegar, K. Michael
The Privacy-Value-Control Harmonization For Rfid Adoption In Retail, Ben D. Renegar, K. Michael
Professor Katina Michael
Privacy concerns have, at least in part, impeded the adoption of radio frequency identification (RFID) in retail. The adoption of other automatic identification (auto-ID) applications shows that consumers often are willing to trade their privacy or their control of personal information against some value afforded by the application. In this paper, the interplay between privacy, value, and control is examined through a literature survey of four auto-ID applications: mobile phone, electronic toll collection, e-passports, and loyalty programs. The consumer value proposition for the use of RFID in retail is investigated through an online survey exploring end-user perceptions. The results of …