DHS to Issue Updated RFID Report
The Department of Homeland Security's Privacy Advisory Board is meeting again in Washington, DC next week. If you remember, we posted earlier that the Advisory Board had issued a draft report raising concerns about RFID in certain applications -- specifically questioning whether the technology's benefits outweighed the potential risks to personal privacy and data security.
My sources say that it is possible that a revised and updated version of the report will be released as early as the meeting next week. I'm also told that the Board took industry input to heart -- that the new draft would make clear that in some specific circumstances, and with certain security measures taken, that RFID can be an effective tool for Homeland Security Applications. It's not by any stretch a course-reversal, but it does reflect that industry participation in such discussions is important; it can provide a more complete and informed set of information to those making difficult policy decisions.