RFID Ambitions Already Established by Widespread Skinnerbox Adoption
This morning: ['Only'] Over a Million Brits Don’t Have and Don’t Carry a Skinnerbox
RFID is a term we as a society barely hear and speak of anymore (there are newer buzzwords/acronyms/protocols). The 'paranoia' critics have quit focusing on "RFID" (which can be established by emission of signals from all sorts of devices, even slabs of plastics called "debit cards"). And no, I'm not suggesting that people should stop carrying around cards with magnets and chips (it's very short distance; the scanner typically hits the cards with a signal at ~13.56 MHz), there are more urgent matters like prevalent CCTV that does not solve/prevent crimes and TVs that watch us instead of us watching them.
The way "Radio" "Contactless Cards" work isn't worrying at all, with reservations, unless you mind real security (there are many security and social engineering flaws in such cards) or are a very "high-value" target.
Walt Augustinowicz is an expert going a long way back (some of these people who talk about it are professors). Nowadays many self-described 'security' experts (GAFAM) are openly mocking Computer Science professionals in order to distract from their own inadequacy and promotion of back doors. As if having a relevant degree (Computer Science) is a thing to be ashamed of.
We've already crossed the threshold where RFID is of utmost concern because not only do people carry 'mobile' 'phones' that connect to antennas (which can accurately triangulate to establish location all the time), they also carry around 'apps' that broadcast things from microphones, cameras, and Web/Net interactions in almost real-time. Those who don't carry around 'apps' can be spied on by people nearby (colleagues, friends, family) who do.
People who don't value privacy "because it's difficult" won't get too far in life. The threat is not just external/foreign when people have rivals (e.g. political) domestically.
A society that cannot maintain privacy for those who deserve it will not manage to assure dignity of citizens. █