Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Albrecht RFID Interview

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Monday, December 25, 2006

RFID Challenges

RFID still challenged by security and privacy issues. Use of RFID in credit cards is challenged as not being secure. And, RFID in passports is worrisome. ...

... "For example, there are about 11 million MasterCard cards in use worldwide with RFID chips. That's a fraction of the roughly 1 billion MasterCard cards in use, but issuing banks are increasingly making RFID cards the default replacement cards sent to users when their old cards expire. " ...


Via Dallas Morning News: Read

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Wednesday, December 13, 2006

RFID Nike iPod Privacy Breach

RFID in Nike Ipod kit can compromise privacy
University of Washington research demonstrates flaws in the RFID technology used in the the Nike Ipod Sport kit, that enable tracking of individuals from moderate distanced, compromising their security. Additional cryptography could be added to deal with this flaw. ...

... "As part of our research, we built a number of surveillance tools that malicious individuals could use to track Nike+iPod Sport Kit owners. Our tools can track Nike+iPod Sport Kit owners while they our working out, as well as when they are just casually walking around town, a parking lot, or a college campus. " ...


Via University of Washington: The Nike+iPod Sport Kit

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