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Common electronic locks used in hotels still suffer from vulnerabilities reported to the manufacturer in 2022. It allows the hackers to forge universal keycards that can open any door.

This month, Bermuda's Transport Control Department, a division of the tiny string of island's Ministry of Tourism, plans an island-wide deployment of electronic vehicle registration made up of RFID tags, antennas, readers and a database...

There's already an RFID security brouhaha brewing in Washington, and if some people have their way, it won't be the last legal fight waged in the nation's capital over use of the wireless technology. The...

In this episode Kristin and the gang at PowerUser.tv discuss how the U.S. government is planning on placing RFID chips in the passports of U.S. citizens next year. Also the team shakes a communal fist...

Privacy advocates are in a rage over recent legislation passed by the British government. Last week the U.K. Department for Transportation gave the "green-light" for RFID, Radio Frequency Identification, chipped license plates. The new license...

Radio-frequency identification technology from VeriChip Corp., a provider of security and identification technology, prevented the abduction of a baby late last week from the Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, N.C. VeriChip's "Hugs" Infant Protection...

It's the year 2010. You're watching your favorite news show to see what's happening in the crazy world of technology. The show is interrupted by commercials. You think this is a good time for a...

Analysts are commenting on what is currently being a hit in usage for department stores, aubway stations, and even fast food restaurants world wide. However companies in the US still seem to be waiting for...

RFID vendor Intermec is suing rival Matrics for patent infringement, in a case that could impact which emerging protocols are deployed with the technology. The Everett, Wash.-based Intermec, owned by UNOVA, said Matrics'...

Sun Microsystems Inc. is hard at work on providing an end-to-end radio frequency identification (RFID) solution for major retailers like Wal-Mart and its suppliers. Juan Carlos Soto, the director of advanced development in...

EPCglobal, the industry organisation overseeing development of US standards for radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, has selected VeriSign to operate the root directory of RFID product codes. Security software and services provider VeriSign operates...

Indian information technology services and consulting company Infosys Technologies has thrown its support behind the controversial tracking technology known as RFID, or radio frequency identification. The inventory tracking system is designed to...

The adoption of RFID technology is inevitable. Its transformational promise, huge. But the success of RFID in your business depends on your infrastructure. Here's what you need to add to your holiday to-do list ...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. last week canceled a closely watched experiment using radio-frequency identification systems to track individual merchandise. But rather than signal waning enthusiasm for RFID, the decision shows how companies are focusing on the...