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ITAA Cautions Against Over-Regulation of the 'Internet of Things'

RFID Blogger
December 12, 2008 17:04

On December 2, 2008, ITAA issued a press release (see below) on regulation and the "Internet of Things".  We can not overstress the importance of this EU activity on the future growth and opportunity in the RFID sector.  EU regulatory decisions will impact US policy and...

Weekly Newswire November 7th, 2008

RFID Blogger
November 07, 2008 17:24

Access this week's industry, legal, and policy news... Asian nations hold RFID summit RFID News Three of Asia’s economic power houses recently held meetings to discuss a possible RFID tagging system for the countries’ imports and exports. ... Tight Capital Could Squeeze Firms...

Weekly Newswire October 23rd, 2008

RFID Blogger
October 23, 2008 18:27

Access this week's industry, legal, and policy news... Department of Justice Issues Favorable Review Letter to RFID ... MarketWatch WILMINGTON, Del., Oct 23, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The RFID Consortium is pleased that the US Department of Justice has issued a favorable Business Review...

Weekly Newswire October 15th, 2008

RFID Blogger
October 15, 2008 18:16

Access this week's industry, legal, and policy news... RFID stakeholders worldwide urged to join EU project's global forum bjhcim CASAGRAS is an EU Framework 7 project aimed at promoting international collaboration on RFID standardisation with particular reference to the emerging ... As...

EU Leader Meet in Nice, Discuss Internet Privacy and RFID

RFID Blogger
October 13, 2008 16:15

EurActiv.com reported these developments on their website last week.  Click the link at the end for the full story: 'Internet of Things' Begs Push for Privacy Rights At a ministerial meeting in Nice yesterday, European officials discussed privacy and security challenges associated with the...

Weekly Newswire October 9th, 2008

RFID Blogger
October 09, 2008 20:46

Access this week's industry, legal, and policy news... Radio-Frequency Tags Cut Specimen Bottle Errors U.S. News & World Report The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., which conducted the study, is proposing that busy labs add radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to track and...

Weekly Newswire October 3rd, 2008

RFID Blogger
October 03, 2008 17:14

Access this week's industry, legal, and policy news... California Makes It a Crime to 'skim' RFID Tags PC World This week, California became the second state to pass a law making it illegal to steal data from RFID (radio frequency identification) cards. ... IG: DOD needs to require more...

Weekly Newswire September 26th, 2008

RFID Blogger
September 26, 2008 17:43

Access this week's industry, legal, and policy news... Google Ponders The Future Of The Internet InformationWeek If you wish, your mobile will remember where you have been and will keep track of RFID-labeled objects such as your briefcase, car keys and glasses. ... Assessing RFID Threats...

Weekly Newswire September 18th, 2008

RFID Blogger
September 18, 2008 19:17

Access this week's industry, legal, and policy news... New York offers RFID embedded driver's licenses CNET News The State of New York has begun to offer driver's licenses embedded with RFID chips, or enhanced driver licenses (EDL). The news comes on the heels of New ... End-User Survey...

Weekly Newswire September 11th, 2008

RFID Blogger
September 11, 2008 16:47

Access this week's industry, legal, and policy news... Is Visidot a Viable Alternative to RFID and Traditional 2D Bar Codes Supply Chain Digest - Dayton,OH,USA In a sense, it combines elements of both bar code and RFID capabilities, and is worth looking at for a number of supply chain...