EPC Global says that Washington State can't use EPC tags in driver's licenses

["'Richard M. Smith'" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

Important Messages About EPC and RFID

 

http://www.epcglobalinc.org/public/ppsc_factsheets/msg_epc-rfid

 

EPC was created for businesses to manage products through the supply chain.
Licensing agreements for the EPC specifically prohibit its use for tracking
or identifying people, except in very specific cases and with full
transparency relating to patient or troop safety.

 

Vs.

 

 

http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleprint/3514/-1/1/

 

Washington Driver's Licenses to Carry EPC Gen 2 Inlays 

 

Gigi Zenk, communications director for the Washington State Department of
Licensing, says that passive EPC Gen 2 UHF tags will be embedded in the
licenses used in the pilot project, which is expected to run until mid-2009.
The purpose of the pilot will be to test the RFID and other technological
features of the cards to ensure that they will work as expected. Details
regarding the pilot and the procedures pilot participants and border patrol
will take at the checkpoints have not yet been released, though the program
will be voluntary. Any Washington resident interested in obtaining an
RFID-enabled driver's license can apply forone; other residents will
continue to receive the standard license. 

 

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