"RFID technology may have a small benefit in terms of speeding identification processes, but it is no more resistant to forgery or tampering than any other digital technology," the report said. "The use of RFID would predispose identification systems to surveillance uses."

One supporter of RFID criticized the report, saying it is one-sided and unjustly critical of the technology. Alan Griebenow, a chairman of the RFID special interest group on the Dallas-based Metroplex Technology Business Council, which advocates for the high-tech industry in the Dallas area, said RFID can be used to improve the speed of verification without compromising a person's privacy.

"As long as we apply common sense principles, as we're doing with video surveillance, then we can apply the technology in a way that citizens are willing to accept," Griebenow said. He noted that cell phones are already being enabled to trace a person's location during a 911 call.