RFID tracking and tracing capabilities creates the public privacy concern. This issue have not being hardly debated in Malaysia yet. So, what is your opinion regarding this matter ? Just leave it as it is or raise it before we can't do anything to it.
According to Daniel Engels, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology research scientist, using RFID should trigger the same privacy concerns as other commonly used technology such as credit cards, cell phones, and the Internet. Most of the privacy activists propose deactivating RFID tags after sale. Can it be done in that way ? I'm not sure about that.
Based on the research done by Melanie R. Rie: security and privacy researchers have proposed a wide array of countermeasures against these threats. The simplest solution is deactivating RFID tags; permanently (via “frying”, “clipping”, or “killing”),or temporarily (using Faraday cages or sleep/wake modes).
Massachusetts State Senator Jarrett Barrios (D-Cambridge) announced he is drafting legislation that would regulate the use of RFID, according to Information Week. The magazine reported that the bill would likely require stores to notify consumers when RFID technology is being used on items they are purchasing, give consumers the chance to opt out of using the technology at the point of sale, and allow consumers to have the RFID tags disabled prior to a purchase.
So, MCMC must look into this matter deeply before endorsing any agreement for the RFID specification in Malaysia. The must capable to be deactivated after sales or in any situation. Legal people must also aggressively do a research to define the legislation of RFID privacy concern.
