They were a staple of cloak-and-dagger drama, both fictional and real, during the Cold War and now they’re being offered to consumers as a passive means of protecting their personal property. They’re microdots. DataDot Technology USA, of Redmond, Wash., introduced Monday a US$19.95 kit that allows consumers to attach unique microscopic identifiers — a sort of asset DNA — to their personal property to aid in its recovery if it’s stolen.
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Consumers Offered Spy Tech to Protect Property
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. January 31, 2006 08:19 AMThey were a staple of cloak-and-dagger drama, both fictional and real, during the Cold War and now they’re being offered to consumers as a passive means of protecting their personal property. They’re microdots. DataDot Technology USA, of Redmond, Wash., introduced Monday a US$19.95 kit that allows consumers to attach unique microscopic identifiers — a sort of asset DNA — to their personal property to aid in its recovery if it’s stolen.