EU warns firms on RFID tags

Dave Bailey
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EU Commissioner Viviane Reding heads off any attempts to track consumers and their preferences using RFID tags.

Consumers to decide whether they want tagged goods EU Commissioner Viviane Reding has called for firms wishing to use radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to track consumer purchases to abi...

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