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Privacy and RFID tracking tags
PRI in the News
7.9.2007
Technology Daily, July 9, 2007 | SECTION: Vol. 10 No. 9
PRIVACY It is too early for lawmakers to start regulating radio-frequency identification tags, according to a new report by the free-market think tank the Pacific Research Institute. The report said RFID tracking tags have incited fears about privacy, but those fears should not incite government regulations. "A relatively new technology like RFID tends to spark fear in people, but fear should not drive government regulation," said K. Lloyd Billingsley, the report's author. "Lawmakers should weigh the pros and cons of this technology before imposing a regulatory regime." The report says some of the concern over RFID may come from hostility to big businesses and the U.S. military, two well-known users of the tags. RFID tags have various uses -- from allowing companies like Wal-Mart to track consumer purchases to e-passports that help customs officials validate identities. Potential uses in the health industry and counterfeit protection are undergoing research.
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