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On the eve of the National Retail Federation’s Big Show in New York, I caught up with Bernie Brennan, former CEO of Montgomery Ward, to talk about RFID adoption in retail.

Rob Atkinson, president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, defended RFID at the 16th Annual Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference, held May 4, 2006, in Washington, D.C.

Sources say major pharmaceutical companies are planning to require RFID tagging to get out in front of regulations.

A CNBC segment aimed at consumers shows how RFID baggage tagging could reduce hassles for travelers.

In this “Hear and Know” podcast, presented by AIM Global, Tim Heffernan, government relations and public affairs director for Symbol Technologies, on efforts to make government officials aware of what’s being done to address privacy issues surrounding RFID technology.

Researchers, standards bodies and RFID technology vendors are all looking at ways to create better security for RFID tags.

RFID Journal and Symbol Technologies have teamed up to create a resource for the RFID industry and users of RFID technology.

The RFID Academic Convocation has issued a call for papers for the fifth RFID Academic Convocation, which will be held in conjunction with RFID Journal LIVE! 2007. I am pasting the call below so that all interested researchers can contact the organizing committee.

Companies no longer need to shield interrogator antennas to ensure they don’t read tags they don’t want to read, because software can now address the problem.

I’m grateful to all those who e-mailed condolences after reading about the passing of my father.

Another outbreak of E. coli in the United States raises concerns and calls for more intense regulation. What about better tracking?