rfid, privacy articles Index

RFID Gazette: Current RFID Privacy Concerns + Protecting Your Sm Current RFID Privacy Concerns + Protecting Your Smartcards Depending on your perspective, you may be happy to know that the US DHS (Department of Homeland Security) does not currently advocate the implantation of RFID chips into humans. Independent of this decision, Wisconsin and a small handful of other US states have recently passed bills into law prohibiting the compulsory implantation of RFID chips. Tags: * privacy articles * homeland security *

RFID Gazette: RFID Privacy Issues RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) is a tiny wireless technology which has the potential to radically transform the commerce world. It consists of an inexpensive chip, often smaller than a grain of sand, which can be read up to several meters away. The hope among retailers is that the technology can be used as a next-generation barcode, automating inventory levels, and thus cutting costs for manufacturers and retailers. While the technology does offer some potentially remarkable opportunities, it also raises some concerns with regard to individual privacy and corporate espionage. Tags: * privacy articles *

RFID privacy scare is overblown he privacy scare surrounding radio frequency identification (RFID) tags is greatly overblown. No company or government agency will be secretly scanning your house, as is feared, to find out what products you've purchased. There is no feasible way to do so. But if RFID chip makers don't soon allay these fears, the escalating public emotion around this issue may effectively ban the most valuable implementations of this remarkable technology. What are these mysterious devices? An RFID tag is a microchip the size of a grain of sand that transmits information to a nearby scanner. Typical chips store 96 bits of data and transmit a 125-KHz RF signal. Experts say that capacity is enough to send a product serial number to a scanner a few feet away. Although this capacity is limited, many companies see a revolution in the making. Hospitals imagine a day when RFID tags will prevent medical errors by transmitting the correct medicine dosages to nurses. Tags: * privacy articles *

RFID: Privacy issues continue to haunt - RFID blog The debate over the privacy and security concerns of RFID technology is now more prominent in our society. The debate continues with the development of this technology in its each stage. Using RFID tags for human identification is the major drawback of the RFID technology, which ignites debate most of the times. Industrial world looks RFID technology as the money-spinning tool while the privacy advocates show their concerns on the ground of human identification because of RFID tags. Yet another complain comes from the Homeland Security Department’s Privacy Office. Tags: * privacy articles *

The RFID Weblog: Interview with an RFID Privacy Advocate One of the friendliest voices among the websites that follow RFID privacy issues is that of James Mata, who runs RFIDetail.com and ZombieWire.com. James and I had the chance earlier this year to correspond via email and speak briefly by phone. I asked him a series of questions about RFID and his concerns over privacy. What follows is that exchange -- presented (I hope) in a balanced way. Tags: * privacy articles *

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