Response to JAMA article on RFID

rf-logo-finalwtag.jpg The RFID study mentioned in JAMA does not apply to the RTLS technology deployed by RadarFind ... ), you need a very powerful reader to energize/read the tags. To compare this to the RadarFind system ... the likely scenario of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers causing anomalous behavior in electronic [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 23:03:58

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How RFID Tags Could Be Used to Track Unsuspecting People

Radio-frequency identi fication (RFID) tags are embedded in a growing number of personal items and identity documents ... with radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags that can be read right through a wallet, pocket ... identification number. As the bearer approaches a border station, radio energy broadcast by a reader [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 11:29:58

How Do Radio Tagged Cards Work?

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems have three components: a small silicon microchip attached to an antenna; a reader and a computer database. The RFID tags themselves can be as small as half a millimeter square, the size of a tiny seed. Some are thin enough to be embedded in paper. Most tags today [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 15:54:58

Radio-Frequency ID Technology Takes Off

Federal agencies have deployed radio frequency identification technology to manage their assets, ... and transmitted over a distance of about 300 feet. Passive RFID tags have a shorter range, about 30 feet ... fast a letter moves through the international postal system. RFID technology uses readers that beam [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 11:20:19

Line of Sight

Line of sight …. what an interesting visual that provides. It is used in a variety of industries ... . “Line of sight” applies to radio frequency identification tag RFID technology. This means that the reader, the ‘laser eye’ line, has to have an unimpeded path to the code that it is reading [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 02:03:32

Printed Circuit Board Tracking with RFID

Omnitrol Networks and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) developed a radio frequency identification (RFID) ... integration appliance, Gen 2 RFID readers and Texas Instruments' RFID Gen 2 UHF chips. The off-the-shelf ... -floor management. The manufacturing pedigree information is automatically programmed into the RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-06-19 11:49:28

Indictments Against Largest ID Theft Ring Ever

Posted on August 7, 2008 at 12:45 PM • 21 Comments • View Blog Reactions Hacking Mifare Transport Cards London's Oyster card has been cracked, ... Oyster card has a radio-frequency identification chip that communicates with readers mounted [more...]

Date: 2008-08-07 18:45:29

The Implanted Radio-Frequency Identification Chip: “Smart Cards” in a Surveillance Society

Dandelion Salad by Tom Burghardt Global Research, September 6, ... when a RFID reader emits a radio signal. The chips are divided into two categories, passive or active. A “ ... 2008Antifascist Calling… RFID tags implanted in physical objects or human beings If incorporating [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 17:29:50

Tagged and tracked at the toll booth

Are you one of those folks who loves the convenience of zipping through the toll plaza with one of those electronic toll-paying systems like FasTrak ... toll devices use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to broadcast information ... booth can receive it. Strangers with the right transponder reader walking through a parking lot [more...]

Date: 2008-08-07 19:20:38

What you need to know about protecting your personal information, and how the new enhanced drivers licence can put you at risk

In an age where we are constantly having to adjust to new technologies that are often touted as “time saving” and “convenient”, ... up for the right to try it out.  A reader emailed a link to a recent story detailing the risks ... of having a passport. The licences contain an RFID chip- radio frequency identification technology [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 16:27:57

Real Snail mail

A couple of "boredom researchers" at Bournemouth University in the UK think we should take time out of the instant-access digital world ... with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip that picks up a bunch of emails when the snail passes close to an electronic reader. When, or if, the snail makes it to another reader [more...]

Date: 2008-06-18 15:57:38

Beacon Equity Research Featured Client: Advanced ID Corporation (AIDO.OB)

Advanced ID Corporation is a solutions provider to the radio frequency identification (RFID) market with a focus on the tire management industry ... Canada subsidiary in Calgary, Alberta. They are reintroducing their livestock tagging product line in many countries. They have also developed a UHF RFID reader product line for all market [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 19:38:44

RFID tinkering kit

Radio frequency identification tags are not the most secure things in the world ... in concealed locations. Hide readers in an equal number of places around my house. Then, when you put ... lair… For added security, one might put the last reader in the bookshelf itself, and the last tag [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 22:44:17

RFID Tutorial - Everything You Need

RFID Tutorial - Everything You Need Radio Frequency Identification tags are everywhere.  Inside these tiny tags is a predetermined code which can be read by an RFID reader.  These are used in credit cards, badges, pet tracking just to name a few.  Some people feel they create too muc… [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 02:23:22

Real Time Location Systems

Posted by: Paul DeBeasi Introduction Real-time location systems (RTLS) have been around for years ... of technology as described below: §  RFID: Radio frequency identification (RFID) systems consist of low-cost electronic tags that can be interrogated by electronic readers. In most RFID environments [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 18:37:02

RFID Tutorial - Everything You Need

RFID Tutorial - Everything You Need Radio Frequency Identification tags are everywhere. Inside these tiny tags is a predetermined code which can be read by an RFID reader. These are used in credit cards, badges, pet tracking just to name a few. Some people feel they create too muc… [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 02:23:22

RFID TUTORIAL - EVERYTHING YOU NEED

Radio Frequency Identification tags are everywhere. Inside these tiny tags is a predetermined code which can be read by an RFID reader. These are used in credit cards, badges, pet tracking [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 22:37:04

Concept: Motorola Sparrow

  Motorola, world’s leading cell phone manufacturer, has come up with a new concept of Motorola Sparrow, ... -functional handset: mobile point-of-service device, credit card reader, scanner, RFID (Radio-frequency identification) reader and, of course, a mobile phone. Similar Posts:Motorola Releases Q9e Motorola [more...]

Date: 2008-08-09 17:28:11

Two New California Privacy Protection Laws Go Into Effect

Every year the Consumer Federation of Californiamonitors, supports, and opposes numerous bills related to privacy protection ... Reading of RFID without an Individual’s Knowledge and Prior ConsentRadio Frequency Identification ... for tracking and identification purposes. When a RFID reader emits a radio signal, the devices [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:36:00

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