ContactlessNews eMagazine: Privacy issues, payments, memories
02 November, 2005
category: Contactless, Financial, Library
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California RFID ban shelved, awaiting next round in the New Year
The controversial anti-RFID bill that stalled recently in the California Legislature is poised for a comeback at the start of 2006. Both sides are ‘anxiously’ awaiting the next round.
A number of state legislatures consider RFID-related issues
California is not the only state considering legislation related to RFID and contactless technology. At least eleven other bills are at various stages in their respective processes.
HID, Indala parent company ASSA ABLOY ITG releases pioneering “privacy principles”
A leading security company is embarking on a proactive effort to address the privacy concerns raised by lawmakers and activist groups. Assa Abloy ITG has released a best-practices approach and scheduled a discussion forum related to this sensitive topic.
Chase defines contactless payments and contactless payments help redefine Chase
What did it take for Chase to launch blink and what will it take for blink – and contactless payments in general – to be deemed a success? ContactlessNews posed these and other questions to a man who is helping lead the ‘battle against cash,’ Chase’s Scott Rau.
Understanding the different memory types used in contactless smart cards and RFID tokens
Semiconductor Insight’s Geoff MacGillivray explores the different computer chip memories commonly used in cards and tokens … providing great ‘insight’ into the identification technologies we use to secure our world.
OTI gets nod from Frost and Sullivan and Israeli commuters
A pioneering contactless company, OTI, was honored with Frost and Sullivan’s Company of the Year award. One the company’s major projects, a parking payment solution that operates in cities across Israel, also brought good news with a multi-year contract renewal.