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Mythbusters busted over RFID gagging Host backtracks on corporate pressure claims The co-host of popular science television show Mythbusters has backtracked on claims that the Discovery Channel spiked a planned exploration of RFID security after coming under commercial pressure from credit card companies.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Mythbusters RFID episode axed after 'pressure' from credit card firms Bust this Discovery Channel prevented the exploration of RFID security by Mythbusters, the popular science television show, after allegedly coming under pressure from credit card companies.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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RFID passport cards vulnerable to snooping RFID tags used in two new types of border-crossing documents in the U.S. are vulnerable to snooping and copying, a researcher said on Thursday.United States Passport Cards issued by the U.S. Department of State Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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'Mythbusters' Want You -- to Test the Archimedes Death Ray The Mythbusters are doing a do-over of their attempt to vet of the world's oldest tales — did the Greek scientist Archimedes set fire to a Roman fleet of ships using only mirrors and sunlight? Their first attempt was ... inconclusive. Now they are drawing on the crowd (300 hearty souls, to be exac Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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'Mythbusters' Want You -- to Test the Archimedes Death Ray The Mythbusters are doing a do-over of their attempt to vet of the world's oldest tales — did the Greek scientist Archimedes set fire to a Roman fleet of ships using only mirrors and sunlight? Their first attempt was ... inconclusive. Now they are drawing on the crowd (300 hearty souls, to be exac Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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US DOJ won't challenge RFID licensing plan The U.S. Department of Justice won't oppose an agreement by seven companies to jointly license patents related to RFID technology, potentially clearing the way for greater deployment of RFID standards.The DOJ sa Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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US military fails to go RFID tag-tastic RFID in policy, bar-coded in action The US Department of Defence is failing to follow its own mandate for RFID implementation despite sinking $12.2 million into the project, according to a report from the Inspector General.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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A Less Stylish Approach to RFID Metro Group, the giant German grocery and consumer goods retailer, has been a leader in applying RFID tags to shipments of goods to track their progress through its distribution chain. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > NY Time |
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Bank turns London man into RFID-enabled guinea pig Halifax customer bites back The Halifax bank is enrolling unsuspecting customers in trials of a new generation of RFID-enabled bank cards, and trying to keep them in the program even if they have mis-givings about the wave and pay technology.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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EU wants RFID tags turned off Turn off tags at the till RFID tags used in retail products will have to be deactivated at the point of sale to protect consumers’ privacy under draft guidelines drawn up by the European Commission (EC).… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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New York's Freedom Tower to depend on RFID Is it done yet? The concrete base of the 541 metre Freedom Tower, being built on the site of New York's former World Trade Centre, will be embedded with RFID tags to make sure it's setting properly and can sustain the pressure of 14,000 psi the tower will exert.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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US state outlaws RFID data theft Card crackers shown red US legislators are clamping down on the use of RFID technologies to steal personal data as cards using the technology become more ubiquitous.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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RFID could kill you Report uncovers hospital menace Researchers in the Netherlands have discovered that RFID systems, intended for tracking hospital kit, can fatally interfere with life-support systems from a distance of 30 centimetres.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Beijing scales back RFID ticket plans Still embedding passport, address and email though RFID technology won't feature on every ticket for the forthcoming Beijing Olympics - but those that do have it will contain an embedded chip with the holder's home address, passport details and email address.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Black Hat organizers punt totally hackable RFID badges Clone me, please Black Hat The annual Black Hat conference in Las Vegas has become one of the premier venues for exposing lax security practices that put the unwashed masses at risk. In an interesting twist, a researcher is calling out conference organizers for supplying 4,500 attendees with an R Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Microsoft taps RFID for Tech.Ed delegates RFID tags will be embedded into badges at the annual conference in Sydney as part of a tracking experiment. Those who opt out will have less access to conference info. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNET |
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Farmers See 'Mark of the Beast' in RFID Livestock Tags Farmers, some of them Amish, are decrying federal and state rules requiring the use of RFID tags on livestock. In a federal lawsuit, they say the tags, which authorities say will help them monitor disease, are the "mark of the beast." Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Farmers See 'Mark of the Beast' in RFID Livestock Tags Farmers, some of them Amish, are decrying federal and state rules requiring the use of RFID tags on livestock. In a federal lawsuit, they say the tags, which authorities say will help them monitor disease, are the "mark of the beast." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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New Yorkers to pay for RFID in driving licences Only $30 to get tagged New York drivers will have the option, from June next year, of paying an additional $30 to have an RFID tag embedded in their driving licence, allowing them to cross nearby borders without recourse to a passport.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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California outlaws RFID tag skimming You looking at my ID? California governor Schwarzenegger has signed a law making the illegitimate reading of RFID tags illegal, but blocked a measure making the unauthorised tracking of kids equally so.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |