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Disney World employees to use Apple iPads for new FastPass system
New system utilises RFID technology and the iPad to handle guest relations at Disney theme parks
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Inventor of RFID radio tags Charles Walton dies aged 89
Charles Walton, inventor of the RFID technology now common everywhere from warehouses to retail stores to public libraries, has died at the age of 89 in California.
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EU savages UK over Phorm spyware trials
The European Commission began legal action against the UK over its failure to protect Internet users from Phorm, a covert behavioural advertising system tested by BT in 2006 and 2007.
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Judge prevents chipmaker's flaws staying secret
A Dutch court has denied a request from chipmaker NXP to prevent the publication of a scientific study of the security of the firm's Mifare Classic RFID technology.
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Samsung to embed RFID chips in phones
Samsung has developed an RFID chip it hopes will turn mobile phones into more useful tools able to automatically extract information from a range of products.
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RFID system to track tapes using GPS
Imation has announced a new tracking system that combines RFID tags with global positioning to overcome the problem of lost tape cartridges.
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RFID vendor gags researcher over card flaws
An RFID card vendor has gagged a security researcher to prevent him revealing details of vulnerabilities in RFID proximity cards.
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US government warned off RFID passports
A plan by the US government to add RFID chips to ID cards has been criticised as a risk fo security and privacy.
