RSA Unveils RFID Tag Blocker

This article was originally published by RFID Update.February 24, 2004—RSA Security Inc. on Tuesday unveiled blocking technology that would protect consumers from being tracked after buying products that contain radio frequency identification tags.Read the article at...

RFID spying controls proposed

This article was originally published by RFID Update.February 24, 2004—California could become the first state to regulate the use of tiny RFID (radio frequency identification technology) chips under a proposal introduced Tuesday by state Sen. Debra Bowen, a Redondo...

Target Joins The RFID Race

This article was originally published by RFID Update.February 24, 2004—The retailer is joining Wal-Mart and the Defense Department in requiring suppliers to use the tags on every shipment made to them.Read the article at InformationWeek

Meta Group advises caution on RFID

This article was originally published by RFID Update.February 24, 2004—Meta Group is warning companies that hype about low costs for radio frequency identification (RFID) systems is misleading.Read the article at The National Business Review
Kevin Ashton Joins ThingMagic

Kevin Ashton Joins ThingMagic

The former executive director of the Auto-ID Center has joined the startup reader designer as vice president of marketing and business development.

FDA Pushes Drug Industry To Adopt RFID

This article was originally published by RFID Update.February 23, 2004—Tagging drugs with RFID chips is the industry’s best defense against counterfeitingRead the article at InformationWeek

RSA Keeps RFID Private

This article was originally published by RFID Update.February 23, 2004—RSA Security Inc. will unveil a finished version of its RFID “Blocker Tag” technology that prevents radio-frequency identification tags from being read.Read the article at eWeek

FDA Backs RFID Tags for Tracking Prescription Drugs

This article was originally published by RFID Update.February 23, 2004—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week called for the widespread use of radio frequency identification technology to track the distribution of prescription drugs within three years, a plan...