RFID in Rochester: How Local Companies Are Integrating RFID

RFID in Rochester: How Local Companies Are Integrating RFID

As you read in my article Informed Consent: Ethical Considerations of RFID, radio frequency identification is a network of transponders (tags), readers and software that enables automatic identification and tracking of items from remote locations. Each RFID tag contains an integrated circuit (IC), which is encrypted with a unique electronic product code (EPC) - essentially, an electronic fingerprint. When a tag passes within range of a reader, the EPC is transmitted to the reader through an antenna. The transaction is recorded and retained in the central database, providing real-time track-and-trace of the tagged item.

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Informed Consent: Ethical Considerations of RFID

Informed Consent: Ethical Considerations of RFID

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has incubated in relative obscurity for over 60 years, quietly changing our lives with scant attention outside the technology community. First used to identify Allied aircraft in World War II, RFID is now well integrated in building security, transportation, fast food, health care and livestock management.

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