News (12)

  • Privacy activists call for rules on RFID

    A handful of technology and consumer privacy experts testifying at a California senate hearing on Monday called for regulation of a controversial technology that's designed to wirelessly monitor everything from clothing to currency.

  • Gillette shrugs off RFID-tracking fears

    Gillette has dismissed complaints by privacy groups that the company plans to use smart tags in its products to track and photograph shoppers.

  • Sun sets up European RFID test centre

    Sun Microsystems will open a facility in Europe where companies can test their radio frequency identification systems.

  • Radio ID chips to come with kill switch

    Manufacturers and a key industry group expect to introduce a kill switch for controversial radio frequency identification tags before the inventory-tracking chips are shipped in products to retail shelves.

  • Static over RFID

    A key patent holder's demand for royalties has triggered concerns that promising RFID technology could become embroiled in an intellectual-property battle.

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Features and Case Studies (6)

  • RFID: Beware the business pitfalls

    Companies are rushing to get to grips with the possibilities presented by RFID technology, without stopping to consider the pitfalls and the limitations, the Meta Group warned. Additional reading: Process Improvement tips

  • With RFID, corporate might makes right

    Retail powerhouses such as Wal-Mart gather in the United States to push development of controversial tagging technology.

  • A day at the office in 2013

    Will corporate leaders broadly adopt the draconian measures in this cautionary tale? Not likely. But once RFID sensors are smart, cheap and pervasive, the potential for abuse will be significant.

  • RFID: Proceed with caution

    Radio frequency identification has the potential to revolutionise supply chains of retailers the world over. However, for a 20-year-old technology, it still has significant teething problems.

  • Patent problems plague RFID

    A key patent holder's demand for royalties has triggered concerns that promising RFID technology could become embroiled in an intellectual-property battle.

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Reviews (1)

  • RFID tags: Big Brother in small packages

    Retailers may love the concept of tiny radio tags for tracking products, but consumers should beware the potential for exploitation by corporations, criminals and the government.

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