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Newsgroup <janedoe@icubed.com> wrote

> I've been very concerned with RFID technology.  So much so, that when given an 
> opportunity to research the subject during a graduate class, I took it. Here's the 
> basics of what I learned:

You failed.

> RFID is simply a number or ID on a card.

It can be quite a bit more than just that. The data can be included too.

> This ID number can be read by an RFID reader.  The ID in itself means absolutely 
> nothing.  That
> ID linked to a database means everything.

Its more complicated than that.

> As long as the security of the database is good and the ID is not a combination of 
> identifiable
> information, then RFID is not a security risk.

Depends on how its used. Its obviously theoretically
possible to clone an RFID so that it will fool a system
that is looking for that particular ID.

> The readers have issues though.  Water, such as rain makes accurate readings difficult. 
> Remember, that the "RF" in RFID is radio frequency.  Water disrupts radio waves.

Thats not true in a practical sense with most use of RFID.

> Distance is an issue too. They have very short accurate distances.

It aint that short.

> The other major issue which will decrease in time, is the cost of the readers.  They are 
> extremely expensive.

No they arent.

> Short answer is the ID is meaningless without the link to the data.

Gross over simplication.

> There are still technical and cost issues that need to be overcome to make it 
> consistantly accurate and cost effective.

Wrong.


> Ari Silverstein <abcarisilverstein@yahoo.comxyz> wrote
>> Joshua Putnam wrote

>>> On one hand, nothing in the cited legislation says anything about
>>> RFID, and RFID tracking seems like a ridiculous proposal that no
>>> politician would expect to get away with.
>>>
>>> On the other hand, there's no legislation authorizing the NSA to
>>> maintain a database of every single phone call made within the
>>> United States, and it seems like a ridiculous scheme that no
>>> politician would expect to get away with.
>>
>> Now for the reality.
>>
>> http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/1951/1/1/
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