PBS NewsHour Responds to RFID Journal
A follow-up story on its Web site informs readers of some of the concerns that I raised about their initial report.
U.K. Police Use RFID to Secure Tasers
The Nottinghamshire Police Department has deployed RFID-enabled cabinets to track the condition and usage of Tasers, as well as ensure that only authorized officers can access them.
RFID News Roundup
NXP selected to secure new German national identity card; Precyse Technologies closes $11 million in private funding; SPC joins Dash7 Alliance; Infinite Power Systems receives $20 million in venture capital funding; SimplexGrinnell, GuardRFID team up on distribution for RTLS, security solutions; Legic, Shanghai United Sea Trading partner on RFID locking systems; Raftar offers free RFID trial for medical device companies.
Can RFID Be Used for Certificate Authentication?
We are interested in using radio frequency identification for both the tracking and verification/authentication of tax-clearance certificates, as well as insurance certificates, as we have approximately 60 percent fake certificates in circulation. The idea is that...Can RFID Facilitate Parking?
How is the technology being used to make parking areas more efficient? —Name withheld ——— Municipal governments and companies are employing radio frequency identification in a variety of parking-related applications. The Port of San Francisco, in conjunction with the...
GSA Warehouse Tracks the Locations of Goods
A real-time locating system has provided the U.S. General Services Administration with visibility into the location of each tagged carton, envelope or pallet.
Can a Smart Phone Generate an LF, HF or UHF RFID Signal Without Having an NFC Chip Inserted in It?
Would a standard RF reader or receiver be able to receive and read that signal, as well as initiate the transmission? Could this be implemented with the download of a standard application or middleware into the smart phone device, and are there any limitations? —...How Does RFID Track Movement?
How can an object’s movement (for example, if an item is relocated from one shelf to another) be updated by a reader? Do RFID applications use a grid of the space covered? Or is some other technique used? —Name withheld ——— The answer really depends on the type...PBS NewsHour Misinforms Viewers on RFID
In a segment that was part of a cyber-security series, the vaunted news show reports inaccurately about radio frequency identification.
PBS NewsHour Misinforms Viewers on RFID
In a segment that was part of a cyber-security series, the vaunted news show reports inaccurately about radio frequency identification.