Hitachi's Tiny RFID Chips
from the bugged-dust dept.
posted by kdawson on Thursday February 15, @13:05 (Privacy)
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/15/1715210
"Hitachi has just come out with a new crop of RFID tags, measuring only 1/20
of a millimeter square. That's 1/8 the size (in linear dimension) of Hitachi's
currently shipping mu-chips, which are 0.4 mm square. The new chip's width is
slightly smaller than a human hair. These chips could put an end to shoplifting
forever, but they could also be used by a governments or other entities to
'dust' crowds or areas, easily tagging anyone present without their knowledge
or consent. Will someone come up with a surefire way of neutralizing chips that
may be on your body or in your clothing?" Hard to pin down a source on this.
The article cites another blog, which points to an article in Japanese.
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