The fear that RFID technology mars individual privacy needs to be removed in the minds of Europeans. Then only, European can make this technology public acceptance and implement it in various fields for the betterment of all, the EU Commissioner Viviane Reding expressed .
Reding said,
The large majority are willing to be convinced that RFID can bring benefits but they want to be reassured that it will not compromise their privacy.
She added,
This is the deal that we have to strike if we want RFID to be accepted and widely taken up. The consultation shows that people are mainly afraid of losing control, of not being able to choose when and how they are exposed to risks.
The EU Information Society has conducted a six-month study on RFID tags taking 2,190 organizations and individuals.
Nearly 55 percent of the respondents urged the union to make laws to curb out absue of RFID technology and protect individual privacy while using this technology. Only 15 percent of the total respondents feel that industry self-regulation and market dynamics could be trusted to establish adequate safeguards.
