Companies planning to deploy radio frequency identification
technology (RFID) must demand that privacy and security issues are
addressed in the design and procurement phases of the
implementation, according to Toby Stevens, a leading privacy and
identity expert. Privacy should not be a "value-add feature," said
Stevens, director of the UK-based Enterprise Privacy Group, an
association of public agencies and corporations working to
understand and develop solutions to privacy and identity-related
issues. In an interview with SearchSecurity.com, Stevens talked
about whether the European Commission would mandate policy controls
for RFID privacy and whether government legislation could stall
widespread use of the technology. Stevens said the opinions given
are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of his group's
member organizations.
