Stores such as Tesco and Wal-Mart have already begun testing RFID tags, which proponents hail as the next-generation bar code, allowing merchants and manufacturers to operate more efficiently and cut down on theft.
RFID tags broadcast their whereabouts automatically when in the presence of a reader. By outfitting drug packages with RFID tags, companies could instantly trace the path the drugs take from the time they're produced to the moment they're dispensed...
Radio frequency identification (RFID) tracking tags are still a "technology in search of an effective application", according to the pan-airline industry IT body SITA. Paul Coby, CIO at British Airways and chairman of the SITA group, said the issue...
Jim Williams, director of the US Visit programme at the DHS, told silicon.com today at the Global Border Control Technology Summit in London that the aim of the pilot is to see whether the RFID tags can be read in cars travelling at up to 45 miles...
Tesco is to start using RFID tags to track the delivery of milk from supplier Robert Wiseman Dairies (RWD) to distribution plants and stores. The move signals the next phase of Tesco's RFID plans, which involve using permanent radio tags on...
The UK's information watchdog has warned companies using RFID to make sure they're playing nicely with data protection legislation - even if it means telling consumers how to disable the tags. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has...