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VeriChip goes consumer with its implantable RFID chips; Would you buy?

VeriChip goes consumer with its implantable RFID chips; Would you buy?Back to Basic - Fingerprint and DNA scan - What is the difference?The suspense is dramatic for me personally!Disingenuous arguments...."However, I see RFID as a key component to personal health records."Key component? Are you kidding? I see it...

Tags: RFID, VeriChip, implantable RFID chip, RFID chip, medical record, chip

Discussion threads 2008-04-22

Implantable RFID Chips: Security Versus Ethics

Implantable RFID chips are being seen as a potential security device in near future with the application oriented availability of these chips in marketplace. The applications are seen in a wide domain from health monitoring to emergency solutions, but there is a darker side with erosion of privacy and breach...

Tags: RFID Chip, Ethics, Chip, Asia-Pacific Institute Of Management, Implantable RFID Chip, Semiconductors, RFID, Network Technology, Hardware, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Networking

White papers 2007-06-06

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Towards a Single-Chip, Implantable RFID System: Is a Single-Cell Radio Possible?

This paper presents an overview of progress towards single-chip RFID solutions. To date heterogeneous integration has been appropriate for non-biological systems. However, for in-vivo sensors and even drug delivery systems, a small form factor is required. The paper discusses fundamental limits on the size of the form factor, the effect...

Tags: Springer Science+Business Media, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics

White papers 2009-01-24

News to know: Microsoft Mesh; Microhoo; OLPC; Patents; Linked data

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Ten things to know about Microsoft's Live Mesh Ryan Stewart: Silverlight and the future core of Microsoft Screen shots: Microsoft's Live Mesh right Images: Hands-on with Live Mesh Techmeme ...

Tags: Patent, Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Linux, Open Source, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-23

VeriChip goes consumer with its implantable RFID chips; Would you buy?

VeriChip said Tuesday it will begin pitching its implantable RFID chips directly to consumers in a move that aims to link doctors directly to personal health records. VeriChip said it will launch a direct-to-consumer marketing campaign in South Florida on April 28. The general idea appears...

Tags: VeriChip, Health Care, RFID Chip, Personal Health Record, Chip, Microsoft HealthVault, Health Link, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-22

Black Hat RFID hacking demo threatened

Another Black Hat conference, another vulnerability disclosure debate.IOActive's Chris Paget's plan to explain why RFID technology is "insecure and untrustworthy" has run into a legal stumbling block after secure card maker HID Corp. raised objections in a letter that claims possible patent infringement.InfoWorld's Paul Roberts is reporting that HID sent...

Tags: Wi-Fi security, Pen testing, Black Hat, Exploit code, Responsible disclosure, Punditocracy, Cisco, Vulnerability research, Oracle, Hackers, Zero-day attacks, Uncategorized

Blog posts 2007-02-27

RFID passports and VeriChip security podcast

I had the opportunity to interview Kevin Mahaffey who is the Director of Development for Flexilis Inc. Kevin and his team of researchers presented a video at Black Hat 2006 illustrating improperly shielded RFID Radio Frequency Identifier passports that can potentially be used to trigger a bomb.It turns out...

Tags: RFID, passport

Blog posts 2006-08-21

RFID passports arrive for Americans

RFID passports arrive for AmericansMoronsWhy do they ALWAYS have to learn the hard way? Anything that is made can be unmade. Anything digital can be hacked. It may take a day or a decade, but it will happen. One hell of an oops, don't you think?The ACLU needs to file...

Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, computer, government, passport, RFID

Discussion threads 2006-08-14

On not learning from history

[I wrote this piece before the passport ID fiasco came to light. I think its points are still valid.] One use of implantable RFID chips is as replacements for biometric and other identification. Implant a chip in your hand and -- voila! -- a single flamboyant gesture grants access to...

Tags: chip, RFID

Blog posts 2006-08-12