Corporate Privacy and Information Technology: The Case of RFID

Like every new information technology, Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) has security issues that could jeopardize corporate privacy. This paper explores the concept of corporate privacy by looking at both the development of the philosophical concept of (individual) privacy and the legal framework that governs corporate privacy. Further, it discusses the general requirements of corporate privacy: Protecting economically valuable information and instituting appropriate security measures. The research model links Information Technology capabilities and security issues with corporate privacy risks. It yields four important findings. As expected, the perceived benefits of a new Information technology stem from the economic value of the gathered information.