Privacy...or not

The technology behind Ontario's new enhanced driver's licences will allow people to secretly track other people's activities and movements unless privacy protection is added. The radio frequency identity (RFID) tag that will be embedded into the card can be read not only by authorized readers, but just as easily by unauthorized readers. There is a request to include an on-off switch that will provide better privacy protection with the new licences, which are scheduled to start rolling out June 1. On that date, the U.S. will start requiring a passport for all Canadian visitors entering the country at land crossings without an enhanced driver's licence.
The RFID microchip inside the licence contains only a unique identification number and no other information. The licence will come with a sleeve that will protect it from being read. However, people are often required to use their licences away from the border and most drivers will abandon the use of the protective sleeve.