This Car Can Talk. What It Says May Cause Concern - NYT (sub)
OnStar is one of a growing number of automated eyes and ears that enhance driving safety and convenience but that also increase the potential for surveillance.
2003/12/30
New Energy-Efficient RFID Tag - RFID Journal
Trolley Scan, an RFID design and development company based in Johannesburg, South Africa, has developed a UHF RFID passive transponder that uses...
Trolley Scan, an RFID design and development company based in Johannesburg, South Africa, has developed a UHF RFID passive transponder that uses...
RFID tags key to some cattle ID programs - ComputerWorld
... in Australia have the inside track on providing radio frequency identification(RFID) tags and readers to major beef-producing nations that have instituted...
... in Australia have the inside track on providing radio frequency identification(RFID) tags and readers to major beef-producing nations that have instituted...
2003/12/28
Going West? Be ready for biometric tests- Economic Times, India
... against illegal immigrants – to guard against terrorists, curtail asylum seekers or plug identity theft – the one technology they all turn to is biometric ...
... against illegal immigrants – to guard against terrorists, curtail asylum seekers or plug identity theft – the one technology they all turn to is biometric ...
2003/12/19
Tiny transmitters give retailers, privacy advocates goosebumps
USA Today reports, "Say hello to RFID: radio-frequency identification. If you don't know about it already, you're going to. Because, depending on who you ask, RFID technology is either a giant can of WD-40 on the wheels of commerce and inventory, or a spawn of the evil military-industrial complex that (still) plans to enslave us all."
USA Today reports, "Say hello to RFID: radio-frequency identification. If you don't know about it already, you're going to. Because, depending on who you ask, RFID technology is either a giant can of WD-40 on the wheels of commerce and inventory, or a spawn of the evil military-industrial complex that (still) plans to enslave us all."
2003/12/18
Firms overcharge retailers for debit-card convenience - USA Today
Holiday shoppers who don't want to build up more credit-card debt are taking another little plastic card out of their wallets these days: Visa and MasterCard debit cards. By deducting funds immediately from a bank account, the cards provide consumers a convenient alternative to carrying wads of cash or writing checks.
Holiday shoppers who don't want to build up more credit-card debt are taking another little plastic card out of their wallets these days: Visa and MasterCard debit cards. By deducting funds immediately from a bank account, the cards provide consumers a convenient alternative to carrying wads of cash or writing checks.
2003/12/17
The Danger of Letting IT Run RFID Projects - Ziff Davis
I thought his take on RFID implementation was particularly interesting, so invited him to summarize it here. Enjoy! Radio frequency ...
I thought his take on RFID implementation was particularly interesting, so invited him to summarize it here. Enjoy! Radio frequency ...
2003/12/16
RFID scare stories ignore basic physics , says analyst - Out-Law.com, UK
Privacy advocates warn that radio frequency identification (RFID) technology could be used to track our movements and there have been calls for a boycott.
Privacy advocates warn that radio frequency identification (RFID) technology could be used to track our movements and there have been calls for a boycott.
RFID: A Key to Automating Everything - Scientific American
Thirteen years ago, in an article for Scientific American, the late Mark Weiser, then my colleague at Xerox PARC, outlined...
Thirteen years ago, in an article for Scientific American, the late Mark Weiser, then my colleague at Xerox PARC, outlined...
2003/12/14
Companies Test 'Contactless' Credit Cards - AP
The familiar process of buying something with a credit card - handing the plastic to the clerk or swiping it yourself, then waiting for approval and signing the receipt - could be headed the way of the mechanical brass cash register. For more than a year, MasterCard and American Express have been testing 'contactless' versions of their credit cards. The cards need only be held near a special reader for a sale to go through - though the consumer can still get a receipt.
The familiar process of buying something with a credit card - handing the plastic to the clerk or swiping it yourself, then waiting for approval and signing the receipt - could be headed the way of the mechanical brass cash register. For more than a year, MasterCard and American Express have been testing 'contactless' versions of their credit cards. The cards need only be held near a special reader for a sale to go through - though the consumer can still get a receipt.
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