As RFID is being developed for more and more applications (
implantable VeriChip,
merchandise tags as in the Future Store,
World Cup tickets, to name a few), the vulnerability of RFID data security also emerges.
In
a recent article in Wired magazine,
columnist Annalee Newitz wrote about how easy RFIDs can be hacked. Five real stories "from the RFID-hacking underground". Among hacked RFIDs include: smartcard badge, RFID tags used in library, ExxonMobile SpeedPass, and VeriChip. Read more here.
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Interesting post. There has been considerable push to deploy RFID for books in libraries.
See related issues at this link of American Library Association.