FTC doesn’t want to get involved in rulemaking for now; nor do GOP Senators
(This article originally appeared in a 2005 issue of RFIDOperations)
WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission says laws are already in place to protect consumer privacy and is urging the RFID industry to police itself.
In a recently released report, RFID: Applications and Implications for Consumers, the FTC says it will take a hands-off approach to RFID for now, and encouraged the RFID industry to self-regulate. The day after the report was released, a Senate Republican High Tech Task Force announced it will “protect exciting new technologies,” including RFID, from “premature regulation or legislation in search of a problem.” The Task Force, made up of 14 Republican senators and chaired by John Ensign (R-Nev.), issued a statement assuring the industry that RFID will be free of unnecessary federal regulations.
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