RFID: The Backbone of Internet of Things
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
Disadvantages of RFID 3
Advantages of RFID 4
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
RFID is Radio Frequency Identification consisting of a tiny silicon computer chip and an antenna, which the remote reader can scan and send to a database. It can be consider as a backbone of “internet of things”. There are many companies that already start using it to follow their inventory and other belongings of the institute. For example now Wall Mart required all suppliers to use RFID to track the products, and US military use it to follow the supplies around the globe. Each chip can get a unique serial number, which will be recognised by the antenna. And at the moment all the companies in USA have the right to attach all their products with RFID.
Disadvantages of RFID
As much as it helps the company’s and suppliers but there are different school of thoughts that believes there are disadvantages with this innovation. Due to the size of RFIDs, There are beliefs that government can use them to follow every step of humans by implanting the unit into the person`s buddy, they can attach it to every baby and start tracking their activity and steps. Many countries already start using RFIDs in their passport to monitor the arrival and departure of their residents into the country, along tracking them around the globe. The Countries that put RFID in passports include Norway, Ireland (2006), Japan (March 1, 2006), Germany, Portugal, Poland, Hungary (2006), Spain (August 2006), The United Kingdom, Australia and the United States (2007), Serbia (July 2008), Republic of Korea (August 2008).1
Even different credit cards has attached the RFID to their cards to track the usage of the card by[2] their clients, which can be targeted by hackers around the world, not only the RFID did not increase the security of the cards, it actually put the
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
Disadvantages of RFID 3
Advantages of RFID 4
REFERENCES 5
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
RFID is Radio Frequency Identification consisting of a tiny silicon computer chip and an antenna, which the remote reader can scan and send to a database. It can be consider as a backbone of “internet of things”. There are many companies that already start using it to follow their inventory and other belongings of the institute. For example now Wall Mart required all suppliers to use RFID to track the products, and US military use it to follow the supplies around the globe. Each chip can get a unique serial number, which will be recognised by the antenna. And at the moment all the companies in USA have the right to attach all their products with RFID.
Disadvantages of RFID
As much as it helps the company’s and suppliers but there are different school of thoughts that believes there are disadvantages with this innovation. Due to the size of RFIDs, There are beliefs that government can use them to follow every step of humans by implanting the unit into the person`s buddy, they can attach it to every baby and start tracking their activity and steps. Many countries already start using RFIDs in their passport to monitor the arrival and departure of their residents into the country, along tracking them around the globe. The Countries that put RFID in passports include Norway, Ireland (2006), Japan (March 1, 2006), Germany, Portugal, Poland, Hungary (2006), Spain (August 2006), The United Kingdom, Australia and the United States (2007), Serbia (July 2008), Republic of Korea (August 2008).1
Even different credit cards has attached the RFID to their cards to track the usage of the card by[2] their clients, which can be targeted by hackers around the world, not only the RFID did not increase the security of the cards, it actually put the
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