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Future Internet. Internet of Things 2010 Conference November 29 - December 1 Tokyo, Japan. I-O-T : the INTERNET Of THINGS. The internet of things | Are you ready for the Internet of Things? Position Statement on the Use of RFID on Consumer Products. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an item-tagging technology with profound societal implications. Used improperly, RFID has the potential to jeopardize consumer privacy, reduce or eliminate purchasing anonymity, and threaten civil liberties. As organizations and individuals committed to the protection of privacy and civil liberties, we have come together to issue this statement on the deployment of RFID in the consumer environment.

In the following pages, we describe the technology and its uses, define the risks, and discuss potential public policy approaches to mitigate the problems we raise. RFID tags are tiny computer chips connected to miniature antennae that can be affixed to physical objects. In the most commonly touted applications of RFID, the microchip contains an Electronic Product Code (EPC) with sufficient capacity to provide unique identifiers for all items produced worldwide. Hidden placement of tags. Technology assessment. Principles of Fair Information Practice.

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