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Can a RFID Chip Help Prevent Theft?

June 22, 2007 Whether your business is manufacturing, retail, wholesale, service, hospitality or high tech, it is probably experiencing some degree of employee and/or customer theft. The list of items employee steal from their employers is endless and includes such items as inventory, office supplies, and data. 

Hitachi Research Labs in Japan has devised a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag that could aid in preventing theft. The RFID tag is just 0.05 millimeters. Popular Science magazine reported that the so-called powder chip is thin enough that it can be mixed with paper pulp to add a layer of counterfeit protection. 

The magazine also reported that each chip stores a unique 38-digit ID number. When stimulated by a RFID reader, the chip emits its code, verifying its identity. The code is integrated into the chip's circuitry, making counterfeiting impossible. 

Have you considered RFID chips to help you detect and prevent theft related losses?

Posted by Shanu Singh Guliani on June 22, 2007 | Comments (0)