Citing needs to address public concerns over privacy and data usage, the EU has committed to draft rules on RFID use “before they become widespread” in Europe. One wonders if they realize how widespread the use is in libraries, or if they only looked at industrial/commercial use. Anecdotal evidence stateside is that European libraries have invested heavily in RFID technologies.
Globe & Mail article here
Don’s blog comment here, and links to the ALA resolutions relating to RFID.