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Marnlen Makes Privacy-Friendly Tags for Retail Items The label maker is using IBM's Clipped Tag design, allowing consumers to tear off most of a passive RFID tag's antenna on items they have purchased.

RFID Brings Further Automation to Mail-Order Pharmacy The introduction of RFID is expected to reduce errors during the picking and packing process by 99 percent.

Germany's BKA Uses RFID to Test Criminal-ID Software The project's purpose is to determine if facial-recognition software can be used to pick out known criminals from a crowd moving through a train station.

Consumers Need to Understand RFID's Benefits, Say Privacy Experts For RFID to win acceptance, companies must fully educate consumers about the technology and provide them with incentives, according to a panel speaking at RFID Journal's European conference.

EU RFID Survey Shows Privacy Protection a Prime Concern Viviane Reding, commissioner of the EU Information Society, says the preliminary results indicate Europe needs rules and technologies for the safe and secure implementation of RFID.

NCR Promotes RFID Cards to Give Customers the VIP Treatment The company's Branch Portal system is designed to help banks and retailers improve service by identifying customers as they enter a branch office or store.

Major Companies Establish Canada Public-Policy Forum GS1 Canada, Wal-Mart Canada, Shoppers Drug Mart and other firms in Canada will examine public policy specific to RFID technology, and provide recommendations to foster the technology’s adoption.

Calif. Gov Terminates RFID ID Bill Senator Simitian, author of the state's Identity Information Protection Act, plans to reintroduce the bill next year.

Pro Hackers Take On RFID Down Under An Australian firm has begun using its information-security consultancy to perform RFID system audits, which include probing vulnerabilities.

Calif. RFID Bill Drops Moratorium, Could Pass Senate A controversial bill to prohibit state and local agencies from deploying RFID in IDs has morphed into one calling for a set of interim restrictions, and a governmental study on the use of RFID in IDs.