RFID E-briefs Senator Bill Nelson ...

E-briefs from the office of US Senator Bill Nelson

... "Bill also has weighed in on another privacy issue regarding a new technology being used by businesses, as well as the United States government. The technology, called Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), uses microchip tags with miniature antennae that are attached to objects and then used to collect consumer information such as the cost, date of purchase, and even the color of an item. Without consumers' knowledge, businesses or employers could use scanners to read the information being transmitted about the tagged products. For example, retailers could scan the contents of a woman's purse as she enters their stores, or employers could scan the contents of employees' backpacks to see what medications are being carried. If abused, the technology could pose a significant range of privacy and security risks." ...