RFID Times: Radio Frequency ID Blog Launches

Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) technology is quickly becoming an important B2B technology in aiding companies with asset tracking, real-time supply chain location management, and warehouse management systems. In response to this, Clay McCarter has launched a new RFID website, the RFID Times ( http://rfidtimes.blogspot.com/ ) to cover this emerging technology and subtopics including RFID tags, readers, chips, integration, privacy, security, inventory control, and EPC Gen 2 standardization.

While RFID is a big buzzword around many companies, especially retailers (such as Wal-Mart, Target, Tesco, and Marks & Spencer) and their suppliers, many consumers fear that it may some day threaten their privacy. What happens if some day, RFID is used by retailers, or even the government, to track your every move? RFID chips and readers would make this possible, although the possibility of such a thing occurring seem distant. But already, the European Union and the United States have announced to begin issuing passports containing micro-RFID chips that will contain personal information.

Despite the controversy, McCarter has a positive outlook on RFID that is reflected in his website. "The privacy stuff is scary but RFID is definitely going to revolutionize the way information is exchanged in the world," McCarter says. "It's going to revolutionize the movement of goods [and] it's going to speed up the way in which information is transferred."

McCarter also believes that RFID will be more of a help than a threat to consumers, especially where healthcare is concerned. RFID tags are likely to make hospitals more efficient and cost-effective as well as reduce pharmaceutical counterfeiting.

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The RFID Times is owned and operated by Clay McCarter, chief editor and writer of the blog. To learn more about radio frequency ID or to inquire about becoming a writer at the RFID Times, visit our website at http://rfidtimes.blogspot.com/ .