While RFID may not yet have reached maturity, retailers, logistics firms and food suppliers in Europe are still planning to roll out the technology as soon as they can, according to new research. Unfortunately for those getting their projects under...
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...
Ditching bar-coded bag tags for RFID tracking chips could slash the annual $1bn bill for lost passenger baggage, according to airline industry IT body SITA. A SITA report into the use of RFID by airports claims the use of the tiny tracking chips...
It's easy to imagine the many ways RFID could be used but it's harder to determine whether - and where - the technology fits into your organisation. As well as a number of start-ups and young, nimble companies exploring this field, many traditional...
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.
Nabarro said he envisions his organisation one day going the way of the military and companies such as Wal-Mart, using RFID chips to track and trace those critical goods. Nabarro told a group of US bureaucrats and company representatives at an RFID...