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Daily Archives: November 17, 2003

Privacy Groups Organize Opposition to ID Technology Used on Consumer Goods

From PrivacyRights.org, Position Statement on the Use of RFID on Consumer Products: “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. As organizations and individuals committed to the protection of privacy and civil… Continue Reading