In order to simplify their installation and operation, modern home security systems must be able to monitor their environments wirelessly. This includes monitoring perimeter security, intrusion ...

RFID tag security and data privacy was a popular topic in 2006, so I am beginning 2007 with a review of the issues and a look ahead at some anticipated developments. The security topic made headlines ...

Does radio frequency identification (RFID) technology come with inherent security or surveillance risks? That’s been a question raised periodically by members of the public and some legislators. In ...

Imagine a library system that knows where every book is and allows visitors to return and issue books automatically. That dream is slowly becoming a reality as libraries adopt the use of tiny Radio ...

RALEIGH – Researchers at North Carolina State University have made what is believed to be the smallest state-of-the-art RFID (radio-frequency identification) chip, which should drive down the cost of ...

Researchers at a major security firm have developed a blocking technique to ease privacy concerns surrounding controversial radio frequency identification technology. The labs at RSA Security on ...

Possible expansion of the federal US-Visit program has renewed the privacy and civil rights debate that has dogged the RFID-based program since its inception. For the past eight months, the Department ...

This article was originally published by RFID Update. September 2, 2008—Verayo is a new company that formed in Palo Alto, California to commercialize technology it says can make RFID chips unclonable.

[Gabe Schuyler] had a frustrating problem when it came to getting into his building’s garage. The RFID access system meant he had to remove his gloves while sitting on his motorcycle to fish out the ...

As far as wireless technologies go, radio-frequency identification (RFID) is one of the oldest. Patented in 1983 by the late British inventor Charles Walton, RFID made it possible for new, ...

Reports that the military has started outfitting firearms with RFID tags for tracking have raised security alarms. The concern: What if the enemy uses the tags to track soldiers on the battlefield?