Little Brother: How RFIDs in everyday objects could make easy targets for hackers

Security and privacy advocates argue that RFID tags could make it easier for hackers to target our private information, as RFIDs permeate every facet of everyday life...

Security and privacy advocates fear that 'smart' style personal objects (such as passports and credit cards) embedded with RFID tags have the potential to do more harm than good, particularly if recent news reports of 'RFID hacking' are anything to go by.

More so, Patrick Redmond, a long serving ex-IBM employee, lecturer and author on RFID technology, has come up with an eyebrow-raising new conspiracy about RFID tags: he believes that the television changeover from analogue to digital is not just for our entertainment, but is being used as a way to create the necessary bandwidth, which will be required to facilitate the introduction of RFID tagged objects into everyday items.

You must be a registered member to access this content.
Please Sign in below or Register now.
NOTE: This Feature is more than 7 days old.
Please login to view the rest of this article

Login above or Register now and get unlimited access.

Already subscribed but have forgotten your login? Recover your password your here.


Why sign up?
  • Unlimited access to SC Magazine content as well as access to to our global resources from SC Magazine US and UK editions.
  • Full use of over 11,000 articles database covering breaking news, video interviews, case studies, research, product reviews and exclusive features with fast and intuitive filtering of results.
  • Personalised "Recommended for you" filters to ensure you have the most relevant content at your finger tips.
  • Daily security bulletin direct to your inbox covering the latest security news from Australia/NZ and around the world.

Register now, its free! We'll never sell your details to third parties and it helps SC Magazine to keep serving you quality stories.
Sign up to receive SC Magazine email newsletters
   FOLLOW US...
Most Read