RFID Guardian: A Battery-Powered Mobile Device for RFID Privacy Management

Abstract. RFID tags are tiny, inexpensive, inductively powered computers that are going to replace bar codes on many products, but which have many other uses as well. For example, they will allow smart washing machines to check for incompatible clothes (e.g., white shirts and red socks) and smart refrigerators to check for milk that is too old to be consumed. Subdermal tags with medical information are already being implanted in animals and people. However, a world in which practically everything is tagged and can be read at a modest distance by anyone who wants to buy an RFID reader introduces serious security and privacy issues. For example, women walking down the street may be effectively broadcasting the sizes of their RFID-tagged bras and medical data without realizing it. To protect people in this environment, we propose developing a compact, portable, electronic device called an RFID Guardian, which people can carry with them. In the future, it could be integrated into PDAs or ...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: ACISP
• Authors: Melanie R. Rieback, Bruno Crispo, Andrew S. Tanenbaum
• Keywords: ACISP 2005, RFID, RFID Readers, RFID Tags, Security Privacy