April 29, 2005
California RFID Senate Bill 682
California S.B. 682 drafted by Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) would prohibit RFID from being implemented in personal identity cards and documents. If passed, it would be called the Identity Information Protection Act of 2005. The bill was approved by a senate judiciary committee in a 6-to-1 vote earlier this week. Supporters of the bill include the ACLU and the Electronic Freedom Foundation. They claim that the use of RFID chips in personal identification such as passports, driver's licenses, or student ID cards would make identity theft easier for criminals and also put individuals' privacy at risk. According to CNET News.com:
The California bill also puts the state at the forefront of a national debate. The U.S. State Department plans to issue passports containing RFID chips soon, and schools and libraries across the country are experimenting with them too. A Republican-backed federal measure that has passed a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives proposes implanting RFID chips in driver's licenses.
Read more: California bill would ban tracking chips in IDs | CNET News.com.
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