A Privacy Advocate for Consumers
Ann Cavoukian, Ontario’s information and privacy commissioner, is seeking to serve the interests of consumers—ensuring the responsible use of RFID.
Everything Is Smarter With RFID
More products in more industries are utilizing sensors, and RFID could help make these sensors easier and cheaper to use.
Macau Casinos Use RFID to Authenticate Chips
Two casinos in Macau are using 13.56 MHz phase-jitter modulation technology to discourage fraud related to their gambling chips.
Satellite Equipment Center Automates Inventory Tracking
A military center for satellite communications equipment has successfully deployed an RFID-based inventory-tracking system that has reportedly led to significant time and labor savings.
De Facto Global Standard for Active RFID is Emerging
The ISO standard for active RFID, ISO-18000-7, has been gaining traction in recent months, and industry analysts think it will likely become the de facto global standard for tracking shipping containers as they are transported around the world.
Chuck Schumer’s RFID Publicity Stunt
The senior senator from New York has spread misinformation about RFID in a blatant attempt to get a little publicity for himself.
Metro Moves Tagging Up the Supply Chain
The German retailer is having its Chinese supply chain partners apply passive tags to cases of goods and active tags to cargo containers, as part of a test to identify and reduce delays and bottlenecks.
Sybase Middleware Expands Support for RTLS, Sensor Networks
Version 3.0 of RFID Anywhere is designed to act as a central warehouse for all types of RFID data, while adding business context to that data.
Visa Gives Its Contactless Payment Card Program a Global Push
The credit-card company is promoting its global spec for RFID-enabled Visa credit and debit cards. It has also announced a U.K. rollout.
Smart Card Firms Challenge US on RFID
The Smart Card Alliance has come out against a decision by the US goverment to use Gen2 technology in its passport card initiative. The SCA issued an official statement earlier this week laying out an argument for why RFID technology based on an existing smart card standard, and not Gen2, is preferable for the program.