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From: CDT Info <info@xxxxxxx>
Subject: CDT Headline: Privacy, Consumer Groups Warn of Risks of RFID
 Product Tracking Devices
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 15:48:13 -0500

Privacy, Consumer Groups Warn of Risks of RFID Product Tracking Devices

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. CDT has joined consumer organizations and privacy advocates on a joint statement on the deployment of RFID in the consumer environment. The statement describes the technology and its uses, defines the risks, and discusses potential public policy approaches to mitigate the problems. November 17, 2003

Statement on RFID [pdf], Nov. 14, 2003
   http://www.cdt.org/privacy/031114rfid.pdf

RFID Privacy Workshop @ MIT, Nov. 15, 2003:
   http://www.rfidprivacy.org/agenda.php

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