The European Commission (EC) has launched an online consultation on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. The consultation, which closes on 25 April 2008, is based on a recommendation which the EC is developing in respect of this technology with the aim of defining a set of principles regarding privacy, data protection and security. The recommendation should be adopted before the summer.
Further information:
- Commission launches consultation on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=RFIDRec
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) - 15.3.2007 http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2007:0096:FIN:en:PDF
