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Massachusetts Drafts RFID Legislation

Thursday, April 29, 2004

Yahoo! News - RFID Legislation Gains Sponsors

“Massachusetts state Sen. Jarrett Barrios is drafting legislation that would regulate the use of radio-frequency identification technology. Barrios, who introduced anti-spam legislation in 2003 in the commonwealth, says the RFID bill likely will resemble legislation under review in California and Utah.”
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