Who Watches the "Watchmen" of RFID?: Bad Buzz from Bloggers, Hackers, and Misinformed Media Remains a Challenge

Author: Michael Liard, Research Director, Security and ID

Published: 14 Oct 2009

Since ABI Research initiated its RFID market coverage, we can comfortably say the industry has made tremendous progress on a number of fronts, including improved performance, lower costs, total solution development, increased user adoption, and much more. There is an ample evidence to support these claims. However, there is one area where little advancement has taken place: combating continued misinformation around RFID technology’s capabilities, uses, and limitations. We believe that the industry must more forcefully address the potential damage of this misinformation. After all, as the comic book series and movie ask, “Who Watches the Watchmen (of RFID)?”

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