RFID Security

Contributed by Joanne C. Kelleher A bill has been introduced to The New York State legislator’s Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee called the “Radio Frequency Identification Right to Know Act,” Bill A00276.  Specifically, the bill would   • require certain notices and labels regarding the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags;   • require [...]

Contributed by Joanne C. Kelleher Now that my son is in middle school he has received a gift of Popular Science magazine. I remember my father reading this and sharing articles about cool technology when I was a child. My son’s first issue (February 2009) issue has a nice, full page article about the tikitag [...]

Contributed by Joanne C. Kelleher The January/February 2009 issue of Technology Review, Published by MIT included this article – RFID’s Security Problem: Are U.S. passport cards and new state driver’s licenses with RFID truly secure? Since this is an MIT publication and I know this institution has researchers and alumni involved in the field of [...]