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Trade Show Badges Trigger Targeted Messages Alliance Tech's system employs long-range passive EPC RFID tags to identify conference attendees and play select informational videos on nearby screens, as well as generate sales leads.

Washington Driver's Licenses to Carry EPC Gen 2 Inlays The state will issue the RFID-enabled driver's licenses on a voluntary basis next year, to test if the technology can improve traffic flow across the Canadian border.

Ocean City Plans to RFID-enable Its Beaches The N.J. municipality hopes to issue RFID wristbands to serve as beach passes, and provide visitors a means of cashless payment for food and parking. RFID would also help keep beaches clean.

RFID Helped Monkey Zoo Ease Crowding To help determine where, when and why pedestrian traffic jams occurred, the Netherlands' Apenheul Primate Park gave tagged "monkey bags" to a percentage of its visitors.

RFID Vendors Brief Congress on PASS Card Security During a meeting with congressional aides, industry representatives explained why they believe the proposed use of EPC UHF Gen 2 tags in the ID cards is problematic.

AMA Issues Ethics Code for RFID Chip Implants The American Medical Association recommends that physicians disclose uncertainties about the risks of implants, add extra layers of security to protect patient privacy and support ongoing research regarding the implantation of RFID devices in human beings.

European Study Probes RFID's Impact on Privacy Issued by the European Parliament's Scientific Technology Options Assessment committee, the report finds that the use of RFID to date has not had significant negative impacts on the privacy of individuals, though it does call for transparency.

Alzheimer's Care Center to Carry Out VeriChip Pilot The Florida facility will implant RFID chips in 200 volunteers this summer to test the VeriMed system's ability to identity patients and their medical histories.

NIST Completes RFID Security Guidelines The National Institute of Standards and Technology's report describes the risks to data security and personal privacy that RFID deployments may pose, and provides best practices and procedures to mitigate those dangers.

Seminar to Address RFID Legal and Public Policy Issues Leading legal and policy experts will address privacy, data security, government mandates, patent liabilities and other critical issues.