] Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., called for the hearing during
] a speech at Georgetown University on Tuesday. He
] suggested that use of the technology, known as radio
] frequency identification (RFID), may need to be regulated
] at the federal level.

[ Good... it's about time we see legislative movement *before* the technology is widespread. Here's hoping some useful policy comes out of this... -k]

Tracking tags may get congressional scrutiny - News - ZDNet