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RFID

RFID is "radio frequency identification."

http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/208 has a glossary of terms commonly used when discussing RFID.

"RFID tag: A microchip attached to an antenna that is packaged in a way that it can be applied to an object. The tag picks up signals from and sends signals to a reader. The tag contains a unique serial number, but may have other information, such as a customers' account number. Tags come in many forms, such smart labels that can have a barcode printed on it, or the tag can simply be mounted inside a carton or embedded in plastic. RFID tags can be active, passive or semi-passive."

There are concerns about how this technology can be used to track people's movements and otherwise invade privacy.

Issues related to RFID usage, please.

News and Media

RFID is becoming a headline news item due to its increasing acceptance in business and because of some implications of a loss of privacy with their use. This category is for sites and a limited number of news articles that _inform_ about RFID technology and its uses, both theoretical and actual. Society/Issues/Human_Rights_and_Liberties/Privacy and Society/Issues/Science_and_Technology are places to submit sites that focus on societal ISSUES related to RFID.

RFID is becoming a headline news item due to its increasing acceptance in business and because of some implications of a loss of privacy with their use.

This category is for sites and a limited number of news articles that _inform_ about RFID technology and its uses, both theoretical and actual.

Society/Issues/Human_Rights_and_Liberties/Privacy and Society/Issues/Science_and_Technology are places to submit sites that focus on societal ISSUES related to RFID.