http://m.007sbw.cn 2007-03-22 16:04 《中華工控網(wǎng)》翻譯
EU to write rules on RFID
歐盟將制定RFID規(guī)則
Commission says it sees need for rules to 'address ethical implications, the need to protect privacy and security'
歐盟委員會(huì)表示需要規(guī)則以“提出倫理的含意,保護(hù)隱私和安全的需要”
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.
布魯塞爾3月21日消息——?dú)W洲委員會(huì)表示,在無(wú)線射頻識(shí)別技術(shù)(RFID)標(biāo)簽廣泛使用之前需要制定隱私和安全條款,并宣布將在今年的晚些時(shí)候發(fā)表指導(dǎo)規(guī)則。
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芯片可以用于自動(dòng)識(shí)別和檢驗(yàn)護(hù)照、行李、牲畜或者醫(yī)藥品,而且可能應(yīng)用范圍廣闊,從告訴醫(yī)生病人吃了什么藥到可以即刻指出過(guò)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.
該技術(shù)目前主要應(yīng)用于倉(cāng)庫(kù)的整存儲(chǔ)產(chǎn)品,而不是單類產(chǎn)品,提倡者稱贊它快速了解存貨清單和查看的能力,而該項(xiàng)技術(shù)的反對(duì)者則表示無(wú)線芯片可以被遠(yuǎn)程讀取,使用者和他們購(gòu)買的物品可能被秘密跟蹤。
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.
去年歐盟執(zhí)行委員會(huì)征求公眾對(duì)RFID的評(píng)論,委員會(huì)表示結(jié)果是“公眾極度缺少認(rèn)識(shí)和關(guān)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.
委員會(huì)表示將在努力幫助在歐洲普及該技術(shù)的同時(shí),致力于“強(qiáng)調(diào)公眾決定他們的個(gè)人數(shù)據(jù)被如何利用的絕對(duì)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.
歐洲RFID市場(chǎng)的增長(zhǎng)比其它地區(qū)都要緩慢,即使是在例如德國(guó)等已經(jīng)在護(hù)照上植入了芯片的國(guó)家。
The Commission said it saw a need for EU rules to "address ethical implications, the need to protect privacy and security."
委員會(huì)表示其已經(jīng)注意到需要?dú)W盟規(guī)則以“提出倫理的含意,保護(hù)隱私和安全的需要”。
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.
歐盟媒體專員Viviane Reding表示她的部門將在今年起草規(guī)則,使歐盟的電子隱私法律把RFID納入考慮。它還將成立一個(gè)由業(yè)界代表組成的小組,關(guān)注于隱私、信任和管理,到2008年底的時(shí)候就歐盟法律需要的任何更大的改變提交相關(guān)報(bào)告。
"We should stimulate the use of RFID technology in Europe whilst safeguarding personal data and privacy," Reding said.
Reding表示:“我們應(yīng)該鼓勵(lì)在歐洲應(yīng)用RFID技術(shù),但同時(shí)也要保護(hù)個(gè)人數(shù)據(jù)和隱私?!?/P>
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.
歐盟在上周發(fā)表的一份策略文件里表示,有必要通過(guò)鑒定和加密研究使標(biāo)簽更安全。委員會(huì)是歐洲研發(fā)的一個(gè)主要公共資金來(lái)源,它表示將激勵(lì)更多的努力使RFID變得更安全。
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