As RFID-enabled credit cards become more common, so do concerns about skimming, a process that allows unauthorized users to gain access to cards, often by scanning the card with a portable handheld reader. A University of Pittsburgh researcher thinks he has a solution to the problem. Marlin Mickle, a professor of engineering and executive director [...]
Consumer sentiment is changing rapidly when it comes to RFID technology and the “big brother is watching” reputation the technology once carried. At last week’s RFID Forum at the University of Arkansas there was little discussion about privacy issues and negative feedback from customers as retailers roll out item level tagging en masse. The VICS [...]
There is some interesting dialogue occurring about privacy issues over on the RFID Arena blog page. Mirva Saarijärvi of Nordic ID has posted some interesting content on the issue surrounding privacy and RFID, as its use spreads not only in retail, but in government (passports), manufacturing, transportation and other sectors. The piece also looks at [...]
I’m a firm believer that privacy concerns about RFID are fading as the benefits of the technology become more apparent to consumers. While there is still a ways to go on that subject, a recent poll by TheStreet suggests that consumers are not concerned about privacy invasions from RFID – although only by a small [...]
For those who like to clone or hack RFID-enabled mass transit passes and access control cards, life is about to change. The free ride might be over. Verayo, a San Jose, Calif.-based provider of security and authentication solutions, today unveiled the Vera M4H, the first chip of its new product family. The new tag will [...]
It’s too bad that state legislators continue to waste their time and energy on legislation that prohibits the forced injection of RFID chips into humans. Wednesday’s Washington Post carried a story about legislation in Virginia that would prohibit unwanted injection of RFID tags. Seriously, do the pols in Virginia really think that’s going to happen? [...]
As legislation limiting the use of RFID heats up on the state level, it’s time to ramp up educational efforts and for somebody to take the lead in the fight to limit the misinformation floating around regarding privacy and security issues. Proposed legislation filed in New Hampshire and Rhode Island this month call to curb [...]
There must be something in the water in New England. After New Hampshire passed a bill limiting the use of RFID earlier this month, now there is a proposal to restrict the use of RFID in Rhode Island. Following New Hampshire’s bid to limit the use of RFID in that state (the N.H. Senate still [...]