Start-up claims to have developed 'unclonable' chip
Verayo, a new Silicon Valley firm, claims to have produced an “unclonable” RFID chip ... differences in the silicon used in RFID chips to make them individually recognizable. When scanned by an RFID reader, the chip broadcasts a 64-bit string of numbers and letters that uniquely identifies [more...]
Date: 2008-09-09 19:13:00
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Sept. Scientific American: Dude, Where's My Privacy?
keyfob Gizmodo.com A new generation of RFID-enabled credit cards, like this Mastercard Paypass keyfob from Citibank, ... of privacy, to RFID chips that can track more than inventory. Here's an RFID chip reader used ... stranger than fiction in How RFID Tags Could Be Used [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 17:18:58
Printed Circuit Board Tracking with RFID
Omnitrol Networks and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) developed a radio frequency identification (RFID) ... integration appliance, Gen 2 RFID readers and Texas Instruments' RFID Gen 2 UHF chips. The off-the-shelf ... -floor management. The manufacturing pedigree information is automatically programmed into the RFID [more...]
Date: 2008-06-19 11:49:28
Researchers show how to crack popular smart cards
Researchers have published a cryptographic algorithm and source code that could be used to duplicate smart cards used by several major transit ... the workings of the chip by analyzing communication between the chip and the reader. An RFID-compatible device ... . Their presentations show how to circumvent the security mechanism of NXP Semiconductor's [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 11:49:49
News 2008.07.10
Cambridge Consultants XAP5 Core Sets New Standard for 16-Bit Processors Cambridge Consultants has launched its next generation XAP processor core - ... with a 24-bit address space for large programs up to 16 Mbytes. Intel Sells UHF RFID Reader Chip Operation ... Business Initiatives (NBI) incubator and which developed the award-winning R1000 RFID reader [more...]
Date: 2008-07-10 17:13:44
DIY RFID implant
Quethe implanted an RFID chip into his hand so that he can access his handgun safe without having to fumble around for keys or buttons. He’s also planning to do more with the chip, including installing readers so he can access ... the signal. Amal Graafstra ended up writing RFID Toys after implanting himself. Larry Pesce [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 23:44:13
Links for 8th August 2008
Stross on the difference between US and UK sf; emergent AI in canine form; ePassports hacked like a cheap padlock; ... his own software, a publicly available programming code, a £40 card reader and two £10 RFID chips ... Can and Will Be Hacked. Tagged with: UK • passport • cloning • identity • theft • RFID • hack • cryptography • biometric [more...]
Date: 2008-08-09 00:00:22
Here comes EVERYTHING!
Violet is the company behind the nabaztag, the funny abstract rabbit that reacts to electronic impulses by blinking, talking and moving ... . A simple device you can hook up to your computer via USB with a built-in RFID reader. It will be able to read everything you already own which contains an RFID chip but also comes with a bunch of ‘ [more...]
Date: 2008-09-25 12:06:47
RFID mashups in the library - Thinkering Spaces (via Shifted Librarian)
Jenny Levine has a good story about innovative uses of RFID in libraries from the Thinkering Spaces project: RFID is a big component of the system, as it identifies content and allows it to travel with an object. To start, the TS folks put a book with an RFID chip on the reader, which triggers a process [more...]
Date: 2008-06-20 13:12:40
The Implanted Radio-Frequency Identification Chip: “Smart Cards” in a Surveillance Society
Dandelion Salad by Tom Burghardt Global Research, September 6, ... when a RFID reader emits a radio signal. The chips are divided into two categories, passive or active. A “ ... 2008Antifascist Calling… RFID tags implanted in physical objects or human beings If incorporating [more...]
Date: 2008-09-07 17:29:50
Charge cards give way to RFID phones
NFC (RFID) fone Photo: Courtesy of MasterCard From my Boston Globe column this week, MasterCard says any bank can now issue computer codes, rather than cards, to consumers.–mb I usually tap my RFID-chipped Citizens Bank card against the checkout reader to streamline the transaction. Once I’ve fished the card out of my wallet [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 15:44:07
Impinj, Inc. Buys Intel's RFID Business
istock_2908874.jpg Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 2908874 RFID solutions provider Impinj, Inc ... of the discrete components in a passive UHF RFID reader transceiver on one chip," writes EE Times' Laurie Sullivan. "The R1000 handles the radio communications for EPC Gen 2 RFID tags. It requires less power [more...]
Date: 2008-07-11 01:50:36
Why am I not surprised?
Most of you will be aware of the 3,000 blank Passports that were stolen last week (see here for the BBC News account) ... software, a publicly available programming code, a £40 card reader and two £10 RFID chips, Mr van Beek [more...]
Date: 2008-08-09 08:08:00
Mir:ror reader harnesses RFID tech to create interactive object reality
mirror204.jpg Now that biometric and RFID chips are set to be embedded in all of our Orwellian state ID cards, you might as well put the technology to good personal use with the Mir:ror device and Ztamps from France-based Violet. Simply attach the preprogrammed RFID enabled Ztamps to any number of objects [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 03:41:42
Filtered Military Circular Connectors
Filtered Military Circular Connectors Corry Micronics offers a complete line of Filtered Military Circular Connectors, including MIL-C-38999 Series I, ... Cabinets For Item Level And Case Tracking Impinj: Indy™ R1000 Reader Chip Intermec RFIDeploy Services Domino EIS RFID Compliance 1st Program For DoD bielomatik TAL-100/165: Transponder Attaching [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 16:01:29
French Train System Using RFID-enabled USB Drives
If any of our francophone readers happen to be in France soon, be sure to let us know how your trip was. More specifically, we want to know if French transit company SNCF has expanded it’s trial RFID program. Passengers will receive a USB drive with an RFID chip inside it. You can add money [more...]
Date: 2008-08-29 14:50:08
Japan '08: Washinomiya Shrine
On our first full day in Japan, we decided to visit Washinomiya Jinja, a Shinto shrine in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, ... at a vending machine. You don't even have to take the card out; it has an RFID chip that generally works if you nonchalantly wave your wallet over the reader. Probably the most important single piece [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 22:07:00
Violet Mir:ror - new system connects up the whole world via RFID
The good folk at Violet, purveyors of the Nabaztag Rabbit, are launching a new product on Monday ... system and a newly designed RFID chip in the form of stick-on labels called Ztamp:z. ... . The Mir:ror system is a consumer oriented RFID system (reader and tokens) which lets anyone [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 12:35:47
Real Snail mail
A couple of "boredom researchers" at Bournemouth University in the UK think we should take time out of the instant-access digital world ... with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip that picks up a bunch of emails when the snail passes close to an electronic reader. When, or if, the snail makes it to another reader [more...]
Date: 2008-06-18 15:57:38
What you need to know about protecting your personal information, and how the new enhanced drivers licence can put you at risk
In an age where we are constantly having to adjust to new technologies that are often touted as “time saving” and “convenient”, ... up for the right to try it out. A reader emailed a link to a recent story detailing the risks ... of having a passport. The licences contain an RFID chip- radio frequency identification technology [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 16:27:57
CONSUMER WATCH (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
How much info's on your RFID cards? It can happen undetected in an instant ... with a compatible reader device can skim information about you that's stored on the chip-embedded credit cards [more...]
Date: 2008-10-26 05:20:51
The most interesting security hacks and tools in 2008
Even for seasoned IT professionals, the constantly shifting field can be befuddling. In case you missed it earlier, I highlight some of the most interesting hacks of 2008 for your attention. ———————————————————————————————— WPA packet injection now possible German Security researcher Erik Tews and co-researcher Martin Beck have found a way to [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 09:00:08
Get an exclusive identity at Geek Terminal Singapore - Singapore’s Premier Business Lounge in the Heart of the CBDwith FREE Hi - SPEED wifi and FREE ... Terminal gave themselves 3 criteria to meet;a. The members must not carry another card. Everyone knows ... to carry another card or anything extra to what they already have for that matter.b. Without a car [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 13:38:54
Pennsylvania Lawmaker Joins Movement To Ban Forced RFID Implants
State Rep. Babette Josephs, D-Phila., has introduced legislation that would make it illegal to implant any identification device on or under a ... RFID chart sourced from CNETJust Get There | The thought of any government or corporation forcing humans to take implantable RFID chips, sounds like an Orwellian sci-fi movie. In reality, it is in [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 15:51:46
short introduction on RFID technology.
Here is a short introduction on RFID technology. You will discover the fundamental concepts and the various components of this fascinating ... is received from a reader Type of tags : RFID Tag also called a transponder is a device attached ... - not at the SKU) Can operate in harsh environment Access card : equipped with HF (High frequency) passive RF [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 11:14:24
Society's Secrecy Fetish
A hot topic of conversation at last week's CRN/IEET seminar on Global Catastrophic Risks was the whole issue of privacy, ... , you're already using RFID. Your Speedpass contains a microchip and a small antenna that allows ... . The title was Privacy and Accountability: "You need not be paranoid to fear RFID," says an op-ed piece [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 17:57:10
Trusted Traveller
I received a new Nexus card by registered mail yesterday. It came with a little envelope in which I'm supposed to store the card when not in use. The envelope's interior has been metalicized.Keep the card in its protective sleeve at all times unless you are presenting it at the border. This will help prevent the RFID chip from being read [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 12:49:00
The Implications of Implanted Chips
In June of 2007, the American Medical Association’s Council on Ethics and Judicial Affairs stated, “RFID tags may promote the timely identification of patients and expedite access to their medical ... risk of tumors in small lab animals that were implanted with RFID’s, but there is no evidence [more...]
Date: 2008-06-09 15:28:18
The Ticket Booths Of The Future (More Interesting Than It Sounds)
Ahhh the future, a time when we will fly to work, cloning will have wiped out hunger (ohhh controversial) ... mobile phone handsets in Japan are equipped with a RFID chip which allows them to send a unique code ... at all really. He’s an RFID (radio frequency identification) reading ticket dispenser made by NEC [more...]
Date: 2008-11-13 16:36:28
Opening an Oyster with Crapto1
p2pnet news view | Security:- “A decisive breakthrough has been made in the cryptanalysis of the Crypto1 encryption algorithm of the MiFare Classic RFID system used in many contactless travel payment systems including the Transport for London Oyster card,” said Heise Online back in April, going on: “According to a newly published report [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 12:58:40
RFID and me
Look, ma! My hands! I’ve been fuddling with RFID and an arduino board off-and-on for the past week and so far, this is my accomplishment. Each chip keeps a separate identification number, and lights up a specific LED that is attached to the breadboard. The plan is to embed the RFID tags in strategic places on a pair of kid’s pyjamas [more...]
Date: 2008-11-22 08:26:00
Chemical Sensor That Runs Without Battery
A chemical sensor, the latest in the line of advanced chemical sensors, is claimed to run without battery, under the variable conditions, ... reader does so by activating the RFID chip and a sensor antenna. Main Feature :The unique selectivity ... the multidisciplinary wireless sensing development team, comprising polymer scientists, analytical chemists [more...]
Date: 2008-11-27 11:39:00
D-Day for RFID-based transit card systems
NOTE FROM CLEMENT: RFID has been in the news quite a lot over the past six months and rightly so ... . I invite you to visit my tester website and look at some of the videos demonstrating attacks on RFID: http ... of the algorithm (PDF) 1 . "Combining these two pieces of information, attacks can now be implemented [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 15:37:15
I Stand Corrected. There Are RFID Cards in the U.S.
Yesterday I posted a report that a Boston TV station was reporting on the security risks surrounding Smart Card (RFID) technology ... in the U.S. and asked for reader feedback to show me that RFID was, in fact, being deployed ... with semantics. These are not Chip and PIN cards. These are RFID cards. They claim to be safer than regular [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 02:44:51
Researchers Reveal Security, Privacy Vulnerabilities in ‘Enhanced’ Driver’s Licenses
Researchers Reveal Security, Privacy Vulnerabilities in ‘Enhanced’ Driver’s Licenses November 4th, ... , it is a technically straightforward matter to copy the data from a Passport Card’s RFID tag into another, off ... an individual’s citizenship status. They are also equipped with radio frequency identification (RFID [more...]
Date: 2008-11-04 09:12:38
Forget your email – check out ‘snail mail’!
London, June 18 (ANI): UK scientists have equipped three snails with tiny capsules holding a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ... into the range of an electronic reader that attaches the e-mail message to the RFID chip. The snails ... . The researchers say that the RFID chips fitted with each of the snails allows the objects to communicate [more...]
Date: 2008-06-18 10:44:14
RFID's new utility in the datacenter
When you think of RFID, you likely think of the radio tags being used to track items in a warehouse or verify prescriptions in a hospital -- two long-time uses of the radio frequency identification tags. But today, RFID's biggest growth ... is now found in the RFID tagging of IT assets, especially those deemed high-value, says Michael [more...]
Date: 2008-08-20 18:47:09
Permalink
Secret Continuity of Government: Bush Administration Plan to Suspend US Constitution By Tom Burghardt~Global Research Ten months before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld approved an updated version of the U.S. Army’s secret operational Continuity of Government (COG) plans [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 16:02:42
RFID and Digital Signage Integration
RFID tag integration for digital signage targeting and information display If we were to throw privacy out the window and just talk about the “far-out” technological possibilities of RFID and digital signage, we may well see how both ... ll certainly see more integration with other devices like mobile phones. In fact, RFID chips [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 19:29:14
The World's Most Promising Tech Startups
Every year, the Geneva-based World Economic Forum honors as "Tech Pioneers" anywhere from 30 to 50 companies offering new technologies or business models that could advance the global economy and have a positive impact on people's lives. More than half of this year's 34 honorees hail from outside the U.S [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 10:40:00
Improvised RFID Blocking Wallets: Preventing PayPass Skimming
Many credit card users do not realize that they have PayPass enabled RFID credit cards in addition to the new RFID enabled US Passports ... Omnikey Cardman 5321, a USB connected RFID reader, and using Adam Laurie's RFIDIOt package. Longer ... . These RFID enabled devices are easily read at distances compatible with casual contact [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 22:30:00
Passports and Privacy
Starting in 2007, the State Department began to issue Passports with radio frequency identification (RFID) computer chips ... to various security measures, including an RFID chip that stores information. The Hackers Choice (THC ... from a distance using a chip reader. The State Department claims that the chips can only be read [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 17:28:12
RFID 'Smart Cards' in a surveillance society
"If incorporating personal details into an RFID (radio-frequency identification) ... of everyday life. "RFID tags are small computer chips connected to miniature antennae that can be fixed to or implanted within physical objects, including human beings. The RFID chip itself contains [more...]
Date: 2008-09-21 03:36:13
Notes from CCC 2008
While attending CCC 2008, I was making notes, as usual (see DIMVA, DeepSec) ... the data Security Failures in Smart Card Payment systems UK process: card reports account #, … ... for a fall-back transaction with a cloned card = PIN entry device should be temper-proof, are certified [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 15:17:17
HOW TO - Back up a RFID passport (or just become Elvis)
It Portal Pic 106377 vonJeek/THC released a tool and a video how to duplicate (clone) and modify a RFID passport, wow! Via / ... a RFID reader/capturer/cloner - code & schematics for Jonathan Westhues' Proxmark 3 RFID test device is now available. The device allows you to read, capture, and replay/clone transmissions from an RFID [more...]
Date: 2008-10-02 13:40:19
RFID, Privacy and the Surveillance Society
If incorporating personal details into an RFID (radio-frequency identification) ... of everyday life. RFID tags are small computer chips connected to miniature antennae that can be fixed ... and civil liberties: * Hidden placement of tags. RFID tags can be embedded into/onto objects [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 13:40:25
Chip Implants To Avoid Identity Frauds? By Mary Wise
Chip Implants To Avoid Identity Frauds? By Mary Wise Posted by: admin In: ... . However it is said that its pay system, based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology ... of the owner’s interests? Not So New RFID tags are becoming popular, especially with those companies [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 04:55:12
GE concocts battery-free RFID sensing platform, possibilities abound
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, WirelessRemember when RFID was the next big thing? ... . Reportedly, the outfit has developed a battery-free RFID sensing platform -- one that can provide a highly ... , etc." Put simply, the tags get their power from the sensor reader, which activates the tag's antenna [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 17:47:41
GAO Offers 134.2 kHz LF Animal Bio-Glass Tube RFID Tag with Injector
Toronto, Canada - GAO RFID Asset Tracking Inc. (www.GAORFIDAssetTracking.com) recommends its 134.2 kHz low frequency (LF) RFID Tag (GAO 112004) ... readers, RFID tags and enabling-RFID software. We have a wide variety of RFID readers, tags ... identification of animals that are registered in a database. Injection shape and size are based [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 09:20:17
News 10/24/08
From rbsavage3: "Re: HealthVault. Microsoft scores with Aetna e-records pact. As a member of Aetna and an employee of a large hospital system, I’m not sure I like this. I wonder what the community thinks." Link. The deal connects Aetna’s PHR to HealthVault and adds a connection in the other direction next year [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 02:13:07
