Who's Taging Who
The Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee was told by privacy advocates that the use of RFID tags if left unregulated could threaten consumer privacy. The new technology can be applied to any product, which would facilitate tracking items in the manufacturing and distribution chain. However, if personally identifiable information is associated with the RFID tage on a purchase then that could compromise consumer privacy.
Privacy Groups Tag RFID, Internet News, July 14, 2004
