Keeping Track Of Books (Readers Too?)

Libraries have begun tagging books with high-tech tags to better keep track of their collections. “With their encased microchips, RFID tags can transmit information to devices designed to pick up the signals and interpret them. Some privacy advocates worry that a day will come when a library book’s tag could broadcast information about a patron to anyone nearby with a tag-reading device — stalkers, snoops, corporate marketers, or G-men.”