Activities of Jean-Marie CAVADA related to 2009/2224(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, although RFID (radio- frequency identification) chips will be used in a still wider range of applications in the future, this technology raises new data-protection issues, the most significant among them being the fact that the chips are totally or well-nigh invisible,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas all everyday objects (such as transport cards, clothes, mobile telephones and cars) will ultimately be fitted with RFID chips, which will quickly take on major economic importance owing to the wide range of applications in which they may be used,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the Internet of Things should, through the use of electronic identification systems and wireless mobile devices, enable digital entities and physical objects to be identified directly and conclusively so as to allow the data they contain to be retrieved, stored, transferred and continuously processed,
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that, given that the chips attached to retail products are not intended for use outside retail outlets, it should be possible for them to be factory- fitted with devices that will deactivate them and thus limit data retention;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that any data that can be tied to a specific consumer, through data mining or by other means, constitutes personal data that must be handlede need to combat the fraudulent collection and handling of personal data on the Internet and to protect these data in compliance with privacy and data protection principles;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Draws attention to the need to promote security standards ensuring that any personal data contained on the chips cannot be read remotely by third parties without the knowledge of the persons concerned;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that due account must be taken of the key data-protection principles of purpose, proportionality, transparency and security in the development of these technologies;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that, while the use of RFID chips can be effective in combating counterfeiting or the abduction of babies from maternity wards, in identifying animals and in a range of other areas, it can also be dangerous and create ethical problems for individuals and for society against which appropriate safeguards will need to be found;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for the utmost vigilance to be shown in ensuring respect for fundamental rights wherever RFID chips are used, given than anyone who has a dedicated reader can read the contents of such chips, which may contain personal data enabling the individuals concerned to be remotely identified;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that data protection, which has become essential in Europe's modern and democratic society, in which ever- increasing volumes of personal data are collected, generated and analysed, should be accorded the status of a constitutional principle;