US to slap tourists with RFID

This is not an RFID story related to cell phones, but I find it so shocking, I'm posting it here.

Silicon.com reports that the US Department of Homeland Security has decided to trial RFID tags in an effort to make sure only the right sort of people get across US borders.

"The controversial US-VISIT scheme for those visiting the US from abroad already fingerprints holidaymakers on their way into the country and is now adding RFID to the mix in order to improve border management, the department said.

The exact way RFID will be used with the travellers is not yet known.

RFID chips will be used to track both pedestrians and vehicles entering the US to automatically record when the visitors arrive and leave in the country."

emily | 9:59 AM | Barcode Technologies / RFID Tags / NFC |
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