Proctor Gamble RFID Privacy Guidelines ...

Radio Frequency IDentification: Applications and Implications for Consumers ...

... "Workshop panelists also discussed the privacy guidelines adopted by Procter & Gamble (“P&G”), another company involved in RFID trials both in the U.S. and abroad. In addition to its global privacy policy, P&G has developed an RFID-specific position statement calling for clear and accurate notice to consumers about the use of RFID tags and consumer choice with respect to disabling or discarding EPC tags “without cost or penalty” as well as disclosure of whether any personally identifiable information about them is electronically linked to the EPC number on products they buy. Further, P&G stated at the Workshop that it will not participate in item-level tagging with any retailer or partner that would link personal information about consumers using RFID, other than what they do for bar codes today. ” ...