Privacy bills dominate legislative activity
Privacy concerns continued to dominate the legislative RFID landscape at the state level. So far, those who want to limit access to personal information seem to be prevailing.
Actions taken on three of four bills related to privacy issues sought to limit the scope of RFID. Texas lawmakers killed a plan to use RFID tags to nab people who weren’t paying enough car insurance. A school privacy bill to prevent school districts from forcing students to wear RFID tags in the Lone Star State moved one step closer to passage. A lawmaker in California introduced a bill that would ban the use of RFID in local and state government-issued identification documents to prevent identity theft and stalking.
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