RFID Crime: A New Toy for Hackers

RFID Crime: A New Toy for Hackers

Radio-Frequency Identification or RFID is an increasingly common technology which has a tremendous amount of legitimate potential to benefit society and business.  There are of course criminal downsides to this technology.  There are many reported causes of RFID systems being hacked by international technologically savvy criminals. This is certainly an annoyance today when RFID is in its infancy.  But what will be the social and criminal justice impact of RFID when these devices become ubiquitous?  What new crimes await us when most inatimate objects have RFID sensors?

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    Interesting views from someone who perhaps senses the tremors of change that will one day reach all of us. By 2012 it is estimated that over 29 million British citizens will carry some form of RFID enabled device. All UK passports issued since 2006 store bio-metric information about the holder. Likewise, credit cards are also being issued with embedded RFID chips. At http://www.rfidprotect.co.uk we keen to provide a very real measure of protection for individuals who view RFID information theft as the next major crime wave to hit the UK.

    We also track the very latest developments in the RFID sector; providing relevant case studies, research and other links for those that wish to learn more about this field.