EU MINISTERS VOICE CONCERN ABOUT INTERNET TAGS
October 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) ministers have discussed potential EU legislation on Internet-linked tags that are integrated into products and which provide information to consumers, retailers and manufacturers on their purchase and use. The development of this technology has raised concerns amongst privacy activists who have called for laws insisting that consumers have the right to switch off such tags. Such a law is being seriously considered in France, which is the current EU president, and hosted the ministerial meeting in Nice. EU information ...
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