RFID Industry Fights Ca. Bills that Limit Crazy RFID Use.

California Democratic Sen. Joe Simitian has several proposals to limit RFID use, like baning employers or anyone else from requiring a person to have radio frequency identification devices implanted. Even this small measure of privacy protection is too much for the RFID makers:

Critics of the measures say the focus should be on preventing inappropriate use of RFIDs, not preventing the use of the technology. Roxanne Gould, vice president for California government relations for the American Electronics Association ... said Simitian is taking the wrong approach, although her organization hasnt taken a position on the implant bill.

Our bottom line is were opposed to anything that demonizes RFIDs,