World Cup tickets to be embedded with RFID

The 2006 FIFA World Cup football tournament in Germany will see all 2.9 million tickets on sale be embedded with RFID tags, the tournament's organising committee has announced.

The tags will not contain personal data, only a number that identifies each ticketholder, although ticket purchasers must submit various personal details on the ticket registration forms.

The event will be the largest use of RFID technology at a public event anywhere yet to date. [via DM Europe]

emily | 10:33 AM | Barcode Technologies / RFID Tags / NFC |
The Permanent Link to this page is: http://www.textually.org/picturephoning/archives/2005/04/007848.htm