RFID chips are becoming more common card for public transport with badges for the buildings through passports. And the European Commission cares. In fact, RFID chips may contain data (very) private and - changes in technology helping - it is possible to read some chips at high distances with cheap hardware.
The European Commission wants two things: that companies evaluate the risks to privacy and that consumers have a choice. For the first point is an assessment (PIA Privacy Impact Assessment) that is requested. It is, in simple terms, to verify that the data stored in the RFID chips are compliant with European legislation on the protection of privacy.
The second point is to allow users to disable the RFID chip to buy a product unless explicit consent of the latter. This feature requires that products that use RFID technology can operate with a different technology or at least one alternative exists, which is not always the case: in the Paris region, the Pass Navigo RFID chip and is the only way to use a subscription to transport.
Remains to be seen if all manufacturers follow the recommendations of the European Commission. 
The European Commission wants two things: that companies evaluate the risks to privacy and that consumers have a choice. For the first point is an assessment (PIA Privacy Impact Assessment) that is requested. It is, in simple terms, to verify that the data stored in the RFID chips are compliant with European legislation on the protection of privacy.
The second point is to allow users to disable the RFID chip to buy a product unless explicit consent of the latter. This feature requires that products that use RFID technology can operate with a different technology or at least one alternative exists, which is not always the case: in the Paris region, the Pass Navigo RFID chip and is the only way to use a subscription to transport.
Remains to be seen if all manufacturers follow the recommendations of the European Commission.
- Europe adopts RFID privacy framework (07/04/2011)
- Did you know about radio frequency identification? (04/04/2011)
- Ascendent ID Augments RFID-based Yard Management System (29/03/2011)
- RFID-enabled vending machine ditches coinage, gets Mario Bros. tone (video) (05/04/2011)
- RFID Alliance meets to carry out interoperability testing on RFID tag formats (01/04/2011)
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