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On-Bike RFID: Cool Commuter Vehicle or Big Brother Biking?

April Streeter, 11 February 2010, Sweden: Cars & Transportation
Dero Bike Racks has put together a solar-powered RFID system which via a tag on the bike or biker and a location transmitter that beeps and keeps count of the number of times a bike commuter arrived by bike, then sends the data via Wi-Fi to a computer for reporting purposes. Similar to the Fast Pass RFID tags deployed on high occupancy vehicle lanes and toll roads, the Dero Zap system signifies the bike is a serious commuting vehicle (eligible for that federal $20 dollar monthly subsidy). RFID tags on bikes are becoming more common - they can be used to attempt to thwart theft and aid in post-theft retrieval, or to help locate your selection in a pile of bike share bikes. Yet is there a sinister side?
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