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Tax Benefits or Privacy?
Friday, January 13, 2006
From 19th January 2006, the Seoul city government will offer tax benefits for drivers who are willing to participate in "No Driving Day" campaign and attach a sticker embedded with an RFID tag to the front window of their cars.
The idea of using stickers embedded with RFID tags for vehicle identification is nothing new. However, the idea of giving the choice for claiming tax benefits or risking privacy is new.
The bottom line is that 5 percent discount in automobile taxes and a 2.7 percent discount in auto insurance fees will be traded with the requirement to leave vehicles for one day a week and allow the authorities to track their movements and access their personal information.
The idea of using stickers embedded with RFID tags for vehicle identification is nothing new. However, the idea of giving the choice for claiming tax benefits or risking privacy is new.
The bottom line is that 5 percent discount in automobile taxes and a 2.7 percent discount in auto insurance fees will be traded with the requirement to leave vehicles for one day a week and allow the authorities to track their movements and access their personal information.
Labels: privacy, rfid, tag, tax, technology, tracking
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