Everything is becoming uniquely identifiable and traceable," he said. Sun is set to turn up the heat in the controversial RFID tracking tag debate by opening a centre in Scotland for European companies to test their radio tag ID systems and make...
VeriChip, the company that makes RFID tags for humans, has moved one step closer to getting its technology into hospitals. The Federal Drug Administration issued a ruling on Tuesday that essentially begins a final review process that will determine...
US prisons have started using RFID chips to keep track of prisoners, protect staff and increase security. Most notably, German shoppers have taken to the streets to protest their shopping habits being tracked via RFID and silicon.com readers have...
However, Wal-Mart has already admitted that several suppliers have been unable to meet interim deadlines for RFID deployment, raising questions about the problems associated with the technology. So it's no wonder that RFID promised to revolutionise...
They decided to do the bare minimum to get compliant," she said. Major consumer goods companies - including Gillette, Kraft Foods and Procter & Gamble - have collectively spent about $250m on RFID tags and related equipment this year, according to...
The European Commission may have decided against imposing new rules on RFID tags for now but a top official has warned regulations are likely if future uses of the technology don't protect fundamental privacy rights.