Institute For The Future

NEW Memo: RFID: Flashpoints & Controversies

This memo (SR-926C) considers three application areas--libraries, government IDs, and medical/security implants--and the question of RFID security. It does so to point out that while RFID holds great promise as a technology that can increase convenience for shoppers, serve as a platform for development of new services, and ultimately serve as one of the building blocks of pervasive computing, it could also fail to live up to its potential—-if we aren