RFID Security

Contributed by Joanne C. Kelleher I found a briefing from The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) called Security and Privacy Issues Associated With Federal RFID-Enabled Documents. The CDT is a “non-profit public policy organization dedicated to promoting the democratic potential of today’s open, decentralized global Internet. Our mission is to conceptualize, develop, and implement public [...]

Contributed by Joanne C. Kelleher RFID Revolution, an RFID education and market strategy consulting firm, has introduced RFID Roulette, an Internet-based game designed to help people learn about the diverse uses of RFID technology.  http://www.rfidrevolution.com/rfid-roulette.html On the positive side, I am glad to see that RFID Revolution is trying to educate consumers about the benefits [...]

Contributed by Joanne C. Kelleher CNET’s article Protecting against Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID data attacks covers a July 18th session at the Last HOPE hacker conference, entitled “How do I Pwn Thee? Let me Count the Ways” (pwn is hacker speak for “own” or control), where a security expert discussed how most people are at risk [...]

Contributed by Joanne C. Kelleher NXP Semiconductors took researchers at Radboud University in Nijmegen to court in an attempt to stop them publishing their controversial report on the security aspects of the Mifare Classic chip. Over one billion of MiFare Classic chips are used worldwide, including in many access control keys, governmental security systems and [...]

Contributed by Joanne C. Kelleher The July 10, 2008 issue of The New York Times had an article about the nation’s salmonella outbreak called “As Outbreak Affects 1,000, Experts See Flaws in Law.” http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/health/policy/10tomato.html?_r=1&th=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&emc=th&adxnnlx=1215698952-7EHBT2ulOF3rVfXSiXFHsA The article says; Dr. David Acheson, the agency’s associate commissioner for foods, said in a telephone interview on Monday that the [...]