EU asks citizens: What's your comfort level with RFID?

European citizens may have the chance to help shape legislation on how RFID tags will be used for commercial purposes in Europe, writes Ars Technica .

"A year-long consultation on citizen reaction to RFID done by the European Commission resulted in the group announcing at CeBIT that it will back out of regulating RFID use itself and instead will allow stakeholders to make decisions about further regulation.

This will involve putting together a group of citizens, scientists, data protection experts, and businesses to discuss the use of the tags and assist the Commission in determining whether further regulation is needed."

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emily | 7:49 PM | Barcode Technologies / RFID Tags / NFC |
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