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Privacy-Enhancing Radio Frequency Identification Tag: Implementation of the Clipped Tag

• Tags:
• range,
• retail,
• consumer,
• protection

Overview As the implementation of Radio Frequency Identification, RFID, tagging of pallets and cases for the retail supply chain proceeds, attention is being given to the possibility of RFID tagging for individual retail items. The privacy-protecting tag, called the "Clipped Tag" has been suggested by IBM as an additional consumer privacy mechanism. The clipped tag puts the option of privacy protection in the hands of the consumer. It provides a visible means of enhancing privacy protection by allowing the transformation of a long range tag into a proximity tag that still may be read, but only at short range - less than a few inches or centimeters. This enables later use of the tag for returns or recalls.

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