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Following the the EDRi statements on RFID Privacy Issues and RFID Security Issues published earlier this year, EDRi recently contributed with a third written statement to the European Commission's RFID Expert Group focusing on RFID and Informed Consent.

In this paper, EDRi deals with the possibilities of informing individuals about RFID use and strongly asks for a strict opt-in regime for RFID usage. Furthermore various mechanisms for removing, altering or disabling RFID functionality are discussed and evaluated with respect to the protection of personal data.

Finally, EDRi suggests a concept of responsibilities to ensure that RFID technology is only disseminated to organisations that explicitly consented to the use of RFIDs and that are able to take appropriate measures to protect individuals' privacy.

EDRi's statement on RFID and Informed Consent is now publicly available.
http://www.edri.org/docs/EDRi_RFID_Informed_Consent_published.pdf

RFID Privacy Issues (10.07.2007)
http://www.edri.org/docs/EDRi_RFID_Privacy_Issues_published.pdf

RFID Security Issues (07.2007)
http://www.edri.org/docs/EDRi_RFID_Security_Issues.pdf

(Contribution by Andreas Krisch - EDRi)