RFID AND PRIVACY INFORMATION (LIS)

RFID AND PRIVACY INFORMATION

Introduction

RFID tag is an object that can be embedded in a product, animal, or person for the purpose of identification. Because the tag was designed to be powerful tracking devices and they can typically incorporate with the security. This high technology is very useful and it is applied in many areas. Such as, human resource management, management of goods in supermarkets, scientific research, passport. For example, when you go shopping in a supermarket, instead of standing in a line to pay money, you can take your goods and go out. A transponder RFID will record the product’s price when you go pass and your account will be automatically deducted.
On the other hand, privacy and security experts are concerned about personal information that is revealed via RFID system. If RFID tag is embedded in a lot of thing that have personal detail information such as the number of credit card and your bank account, this will lead to “danger” in our life. For example, RFID will identify US citizens as they approach the nation’s border. This system is being promoted by the Department of Homeland security as a way to save time and simplify border crossing, but you care about your safety and privacy, you might to consider this.

RFID application in library

RFID applications in library are now offering the immediate and long-term benefits for managing library process. Such as finding document that put in wrong location, borrowing book process. Besides, RFID not only help save time for librarians but also make the circulation easier. For example, a pile of book includes ten units and some CD-ROM need scan only one time in circulation desk. Therefore, RFID technologies have maybe slowly begun to replace the traditional barcodes on library.