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Washington State Governor Signs Anti-Skimming Law
The new law makes it a felony to scan an RFID tag belonging to another person without that individual's consent, and use that data for an illegal purpose. The bill's sponsor plans to introduce additional RFID legislation.

Tagged High School IDs Improve Student Flow, Enforce Rules
A Chicago-area institution implemented an RFID-based system allowing only authorized pupils to leave the campus during lunch, or to enter the student lounge.

EC Publishes RFID Privacy Policy Draft
EPCglobal calls for clarification on proposed European Commission rules for the retail sector.

Washington State House Gives Nod to Privacy Bill
The state's house of representatives approved a bill that would make RFID "skimming" a felony and prohibit capturing data from an RFID tag in an identity card without the cardholder's permission.

Researchers Say Sharing Is the Key to Privacy for EPC Tags
Three computer scientists say they have devised a means of protecting tag data by using a method that disperses pieces of a decryption key among multiple RFID tags.

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RFID in Health Care 2008 Report
A total of 175 professionals gathered in Las Vegas in January to attend RFID Journal's first annual RFID in Health Care conference. View the presentations from the event. PremiumPREMIUM

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OPINIONS

Give Your Views to the EU—Now!
By Mark Roberti


The European Commission is proposing requirements that could dramatically curtail the benefits of RFID technology, so end users and vendors need to submit comments before April 25.

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