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==Description:== | ==Description:== | ||
Short for radio frequency identification, a technology similar in theory to bar code identification. With RFID, the electromagnetic or electrostatic coupling in the RF portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is used to transmit signals.[1] | |||
RFID tags are objects that can be attached to or incorporated into a product, animal, or person for the purpose of identification using radio waves.[2] | |||
==Enablers:== | ==Enablers:== | ||
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==Paradigms:== | ==Paradigms:== | ||
The use of RFID technology has engendered considerable controversy and even product boycotts. | |||
* The purchaser of an item will not necessarily be aware of the presence of the tag or be able to remove it | |||
* The tag can be read at a distance without the knowledge of the individual | |||
* If a tagged item is paid for by credit card or in conjunction with use of a loyalty card, then it would be possible to tie the unique ID of that item to the identity of the purchaser | |||
* The EPCglobal system of tags create globally unique serial numbers for all products. | |||
==Experts:== | ==Experts:== | ||
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==Web Resources:== | ==Web Resources:== | ||
[1] [http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/R/RFID.html RFID definition on Webopedia] | |||
[2] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rfid Wikipedia RFID page] | |||
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Description:
Short for radio frequency identification, a technology similar in theory to bar code identification. With RFID, the electromagnetic or electrostatic coupling in the RF portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is used to transmit signals.[1]
RFID tags are objects that can be attached to or incorporated into a product, animal, or person for the purpose of identification using radio waves.[2]
Enablers:
Inhibitors:
Paradigms:
The use of RFID technology has engendered considerable controversy and even product boycotts.
- The purchaser of an item will not necessarily be aware of the presence of the tag or be able to remove it
- The tag can be read at a distance without the knowledge of the individual
- If a tagged item is paid for by credit card or in conjunction with use of a loyalty card, then it would be possible to tie the unique ID of that item to the identity of the purchaser
- The EPCglobal system of tags create globally unique serial numbers for all products.