wired.com — Researchers from Sunchon National University in Suncheon, South Korea, and Rice University in Houston have built a radio frequency identification tag that can be printed directly onto cereal boxes and potato chip bags. The tag uses ink laced with carbon nanotubes to print electronics on paper or plastic that could instantly transmit information
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fairmouthsquareMar 27, 2010
The issue is not random strangers scanning your groceries. It's the fact that with every purchsase you're carrying a trackable and personally identifiable feature that can certainly be abused by authorities. The average person would likely never become a target, but political persons could.
muttonMar 27, 2010
Exactly, Bruce. Imagine having an RFID enabled fridge and pantry. You would always have a current inventory of products on hand. Now imagine that inventory connected to the internet - your fridge could suggest snacks or meals you can make with the ingredients you have in stock!
muttonMar 27, 2010
It'd be nice not to have to carry a credit card around, but it would sure suck to get mugged.
hexrrMar 27, 2010
As if I want people to be able to make homemade scanners to scan within the vicinity of my house and pick up what's inside my house....great idea. I will buy into this if they have a way of TRULY deactivating the tag after it leaves the store. Otherwise Big Brother will continue to be banned from my house.
nedd8Mar 29, 2010
Welcome to The Matrix.
rhansell10Mar 29, 2010
RFID was my college thesis back in '05 having it replace barcodes and revolutionizing inventory tracking. There were nightclubs that tested people with a chip implanted in them (willingly) to pay for drinks by waving their hand too. I did all this work on how RFID can work, and then a month before it was due, Wal-Mart released a study on a pilot program how it cost more to implement then doing it the old fashioned way. I see it's still in the development phase after 5 years.I should have made a tin foil cap when presenting to the class.
stupotaceMar 29, 2010
RFID is fine to replace Bar Codes, but we need to stop putting them in credit cards. Anybody with a scanner can read credit card information that has an RFID tag in it. Completely insecure.
nitoriMar 30, 2010
Wonderful news for shop lifters as you can make a device that can kill RFID tags for under $5 and it's no larger then a cell phone.