Brussels, 12/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - With the adoption on Tuesday 12 May of recommendations on the use of smart chips, the Commission plans to promote control of these micro-electronic devices to ensure respect of private life and personal data protection. Thanks to these smart chips, everyday objects can connect to a network and exchange information. A refrigerator can inform its owner that the milk is beyond its use-by date, and food packing can warn against possible risks of allergy,...