EU guidelines on RFID
The European Commission has published guidelines that companies can follow if they want to assess the privacy implications of their use of radio frequency identification (RFID) chips.
The Commission has agreed the guidelines with industry groups and data protection regulators in an attempt to address some of the privacy implications of the use of technology for consumer goods and services.
Companies that sign up to the guidelines agree to carry out a privacy risk assessment of products containing RFID chips. Those firms will have to establish measures to address the leak of private information from these devices before the product can be sold.
