RFID ‘Medical Code of Conduct’
p2pnet.net News:- A new US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says of 16 agencies that responded to the question on legal issues associated with RFID implementation, “only one identified what it considered to be legal issues". And they related to, "protecting an individual’s right to privacy and tracking sensitive documents and evidence," it states.
Now, another layer of protection for patients – including a code of conduct – is needed before RFID technology will be accepted in health-care, says Lisa J. Sotto in an OpEd in the RFID Journal, going on that given the sensitivity of personal medical data, “patient confidence in the integrity of RFID technology is essential” and until “justifiable” privacy concerns are allayed, “the use of RFID in health care could be a difficult sell.”
One of the most pressing concerns is the inappropriate collection of health information through RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology stemming from the surreptitious collection of data with RFID tags in other settings, says Sotto.
“In libraries, for example, RFID tags could be attached to books without the borrowers’ knowledge and collect certain data without their consent.”
But, “In health care, the inappropriate collection of information is a less significant concern, because patients consent in advance to the use of RFID devices such as the VeriChip, which is imbedded under a person’s skin," she states. "Furthermore, little data are stored in the VeriChip itself; even if it were secretly scanned, the VeriChip would only disclose a 16-digit identification number. That ID number is meaningful only to providers who can use it to gain access to the patient’s medical data through a Web-based application.”
Sotto’s suggestions for a health care RFID code of conduct include:
A notice provision Patients who are “chipped” would receive a plainly written notice of the data holder’s information practices. Satisfactory notices would clearly identify, for example, the types of data collected, the uses of the data and the security measures in place to protect the data.
A consent provision Data holders generally would use and disclose health data in a manner to which the patient has explicitly consented.
The ability to amend data Patients would be able to review their RFID-related health information, challenge its accuracy and, if necessary, correct it.
Assurance of data integrity and security The code would establish minimum standards to protect against the loss and the unauthorized alteration, secure destruction, access, use and disclosure of data.
Instruction on data retention and chip deactivation The code would clearly instruct patients how to deactivate an RFID chip and how to request the destruction of medical data maintained in an RFID chip or RFID-related database.
Reliable accountability and enforcement The code would establish strict accountability standards, enforcement provisions and redress mechanisms for parties participating in an RFID system.
RFID stakeholders should work together to develop and adopt an industry code of conduct to further protect against harms that might result from the misuse of data, says Sotto, adding:
"A coordinated approach by all stakeholders would provide the public with the confidence needed to support the advancement of this beneficial technology."
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See:-
legal issues – RFID privacy abuse warning, p2pnet, May 28, 2005
RFID Journal – An RFID Code of Conduct, May 30, 2005
May 31st, 2005 at 2:23 pm
What person in their right mind would accept such branding? It sounds like me that this is another form of turning people into “cattle.” Are the people promoting this the same people advocating for a 90% reduction of the world’s human population?
Take the Mark of The Beast? I don’t think so!!!!!!!
May 31st, 2005 at 10:17 pm
I fully agree and support the NEVER TAKE THE MARK!!!
I pray others won’t ever support it. I hope other’s see through the cloud of lies and see what’s really happening.
God Bless!
June 6th, 2005 at 7:35 pm
“666″ hrrrrmmm
I hope you bible thumpers or your children are never in a situation to require urgent medical care and cannot speak or communicate any special needs or allergies etc to the medical staff.
Wrist bracelets are jewelry and can be taken off or stolen.. Same with Dog Tags.. A small implantable ship with only 16 digits of info on it can save your life.
Read the article and THINK about it.. The chip can only be read from a close distance.. approx 18 inches or so… I for one hope that people DO accept this. I would feel much better knowing that any medical staff would have access to information that would save my life…
June 7th, 2005 at 2:47 pm
I’m a Christian, but you guys are nuts. This is nothing more than an embedded chip containing a serial number, that hospitals can run a scanner over to match that number with your health information. It doesn’t “spy” on you at all. How is it any worse than your Social Security card?
Sometime I wonder if people like yourselves actually *wish* for the end of the world. Every generation has those…
June 16th, 2005 at 4:41 am
Bravo! I am right there with you – but don’t doubt that the call for this device will be universal soon. People want to trust it for all sorts of logical reasons, but they don’t see how it plays biblically, I’m very afraid. (for the deceived)
Dave Rice –
Owner –
LunacyUnleashed.com
** NO VERICHIP**
June 16th, 2005 at 4:43 am
I prefer to trust God with my childrens’ lives as well as my own – If you’d rather trust a man made device – sobeit.
Someday we all shall know the truth.
June 16th, 2005 at 4:47 am
What you may not understand is how this device will be your own personal pass to every shopping, banking, and medical experience you will have and GPS trace. I know, – once you have it along with the majority, those that won’t take it will be the outlaws. I’ll be one of those outlaws praying for help living in a society that would rather have me dead than free.