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ITU Strategy and Policy Unit Newsloghttp://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog [ITU Strategy and Policy Unit Newslog] The European Commission has launched a public consultation on RFID, with a view to developing a coherent RFID Policy for Europe. In order to prepare for the consultation, the Commission is organizing a series of workshops (5) between March and June 2006, in which experts and stakeholders from all over Europe and the world come together to debate the key issues.

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http://www.no2id.net [No2id.net] ID in the News» Blog Archive » Commission wants European RFID policy: Along with the drive towards an unaccountable European super-state, with little or no sensitivity for our historic tenets of freedom, making this card compulsory gives far too much latitude and power for control of the population to a future government which could be even more authoritarian.

http://lefis.blogspot.com [Lefis.blogspot.com] LEFIS blog (Europe): "Commission launches public consultation on ...: As stated by the EU Press Room, "Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID), which will soon replace bar codes in your supermarket, offer tremendous opportunities for business and society. But their power to report their location, identity and history also raises serious concerns about personal privacy and security, as well as technical interoperability and international compatibility.

http://www.brusselsjournal.com [Brusselsjournal.com] RFID: Europe Wants to Tag You | The Brussels Journal: The problem is that if the general public have fears about the technology, and its privacy and democratic risks, then the Commission would “answer the unreasonable fears.” That is they have already decided what they want and this consultation is, as usual, a farce. The fact that she announced the consultation at the same time as she told us that “the EU and US had reached an agreement to collaborate over interoperability and privacy in October” does rather prove that the decisions have been made.

[E.finland.fi] eFinland | EU Commission Launches Public Consultation on Radio ...: To exploit the economic potential of RFID, privacy and consumer concerns associated with the use of RFID tags need to be handled constructively, with the assent of all stakeholders. Furthermore, to enable RFID to deliver on its potential for growth and jobs, Europe needs to agree on common technical standards, to ensure RFID interoperability across borders, and also on a common radio spectrum band for RFIDs to use.

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