When politicians express interest in designing technology standards, the nation’s tech community should be greatly concerned and react appropriately. One of those times is now and the issue is radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. RFID tags are like the bar codes on a cereal box but different in that they have microchips that listen for a radio query and respond by transmitting their unique code. Businesses such as Wal-Mart are using the tags to increase efficiency, reduce theft and cut costs.
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RFID, Politics and the Technology Marketplace
Posted by: Sonia Arrison September 17, 2004 06:00 AMWhen politicians express interest in designing technology standards, the nation’s tech community should be greatly concerned and react appropriately. One of those times is now and the issue is radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. RFID tags are like the bar codes on a cereal box but different in that they have microchips that listen for a radio query and respond by transmitting their unique code. Businesses such as Wal-Mart are using the tags to increase efficiency, reduce theft and cut costs.