The Ethical Debate Surrounding RFID
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Radio BLOCKINfrequency BLOCKINidentification BLOCKIN(RFID) BLOCKINis BLOCKINa BLOCKINgeneric term that is used to describe a system that transmits the identity of an object or person wirelessly using radio waves (RFID Journal, 2005). It falls under the broad category of automatic BLOCKINidentifica-tion technologies. RFID tags, in the simplest of terms, are " intelligent chips that can be embedded in or attached to a product to transmit descriptive data " (Gelinas, Sutton, & Fedorowicz, 2004, p. 6). According to the online RFID Journal (2005), there are several methods of identifying objects using RFID, including the most common of storing BLOCKINa BLOCKINserial BLOCKINnumber BLOCKINthat BLOCKINidentifies BLOCKINa BLOCKINproduct BLOCKINon BLOCKINa microchip that is attached to an RFID tag. RFID is not a new technology, but it has only recently been in the spotlight as more businesses are receiving press for putting the technology to work in their supply chains. RFID tag technology is sometimes associated with the term electronic product code (EPC). An EPC BLOCKINuniquely BLOCKINidentifies BLOCKINobjects BLOCKINin BLOCKINa BLOCKINsupply BLOCKINchain. According to EPCGlobal, " EPC is divided into numbers that identify the manufacturer and product type. The EPC uses an extra set of digits, a serial number, to identify unique items. " The EPC number is placed on a tag composed of a silicon chip and an antenna, which is then attached to an item. Using RFID, a tag communicates its number
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