CDT Headline: Privacy, Consumer Groups Warn of Risks of RFID Product Tracking Devices

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

From: CDT Info <info () cdt org>
Subject: CDT Headline: Privacy, Consumer Groups Warn of Risks of RFID
 Product Tracking Devices
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 15:48:13 -0500

Privacy, Consumer Groups Warn of Risks of RFID Product Tracking Devices

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an item-tagging technology with 
profound societal implications. Used improperly, RFID has the potential to 
jeopardize consumer privacy, reduce or eliminate purchasing anonymity, and 
threaten civil liberties. CDT has joined consumer organizations and privacy 
advocates on a joint statement on the deployment of RFID in the consumer 
environment. The statement describes the technology and its uses, defines 
the risks, and discusses potential public policy approaches to mitigate the 
problems. November 17, 2003

Statement on RFID [pdf], Nov. 14, 2003
   http://www.cdt.org/privacy/031114rfid.pdf

RFID Privacy Workshop @ MIT, Nov. 15, 2003:
   http://www.rfidprivacy.org/agenda.php

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