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欧盟将制定RFID技术规则

http://www.gkong.com 2007-03-22 16:04 《中华工控网》翻译

EU to write rules on RFID

欧盟将制定RFID规则

Commission says it sees need for rules to 'address ethical implications, the need to protect privacy and security'

欧盟委员会表示需要规则以“提出伦理的含意,保护隐私和安全的需要”

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 21, 2007— Privacy and security need to be built into radio frequency identification tags before they become widespread, the European Commission said, announcing it would publish guidelines later this year.

布鲁塞尔3月21日消息——欧洲委员会表示,在无线射频识别技术(RFID)标签广泛使用之前需要制定隐私和安全条款,并宣布将在今年的晚些时候发表指导规则。

RFID chips can be used to automatically identify and verify passports, luggage, livestock or pharmaceuticals and have a wide range of potential uses - from telling doctors what medicines patients have been given to instantly pointing out expired food.

RFID芯片可以用于自动识别和检验护照、行李、牲畜或者医药品,而且可能应用范围广阔,从告诉医生病人吃了什么药到可以即刻指出过期的食品。

Advocates of the technology - which for now is used mainly on cases of items in warehouses, not individual products - laud its ability to speed inventory and checkout. But opponents say that because wireless chips can be read from afar, people and their purchases could be surreptitiously tracked.

该技术目前主要应用于仓库的整存储产品,而不是单类产品,提倡者称赞它快速了解存货清单和查看的能力,而该项技术的反对者则表示无线芯片可以被远程读取,使用者和他们购买的物品可能被秘密跟踪。

The EU executive's call for public comments on RFID last year unearthed "a strong lack of awareness and considerable concern among citizens," the Commission said.     

去年欧盟执行委员会征求公众对RFID的评论,委员会表示结果是“公众极度缺少认识和关心”。

It said it would work to "stress the absolute need for citizens to decide how their personal data is used" in an effort to help the technology gain ground in Europe.

委员会表示将在努力帮助在欧洲普及该技术的同时,致力于“强调公众决定他们的个人数据被如何利用的绝对必要”。

The RFID market is growing at a slower pace in Europe than in other regions even though countries such as Germany already insert the chips into passports.

欧洲RFID市场的增长比其它地区都要缓慢,即使是在例如德国等已经在护照上植入了芯片的国家。

The Commission said it saw a need for EU rules to "address ethical implications, the need to protect privacy and security."

委员会表示其已经注意到需要欧盟规则以“提出伦理的含意,保护隐私和安全的需要”。

EU Media Commissioner Viviane Reding said her office would draft rules this year to amend EU e-privacy law to take account of RFID. It would also set up a group with industry representatives to focus on privacy, trust and governance and report back by the end of 2008 on any broader changes needed to EU laws.

欧盟媒体专员Viviane Reding表示她的部门将在今年起草规则,使欧盟的电子隐私法律把RFID纳入考虑。它还将成立一个由业界代表组成的小组,关注于隐私、信任和管理,到2008年底的时候就欧盟法律需要的任何更大的改变提交相关报告。

"We should stimulate the use of RFID technology in Europe whilst safeguarding personal data and privacy," Reding said.

Reding表示:“我们应该鼓励在欧洲应用RFID技术,但同时也要保护个人数据和隐私。”

In a strategy paper published last week, the EU said research was needed to make tags more secure - through authentication and encryption. The Commission is a major source of public funding for European research and development and said it would stimulate efforts to make RFID more secure.  

欧盟在上周发表的一份策略文件里表示,有必要通过鉴定和加密研究使标签更安全。委员会是欧洲研发的一个主要公共资金来源,它表示将激励更多的努力使RFID变得更安全。        

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