If the Dept. of Homeland Security's proposed Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative legislation becomes law, a new form of border-crossing identity would come into the existence: the RFID-equipped ...

The readers display a logo so people know which turnstiles accept their cards, embedded with radio frequency identification, or RFID, chips instead of a magnetic stripe.

The RFID chip in the pass tells the lift systems who you are and opens the gates that allow entry to chairlifts. It also tracks your movements on the mountain.

Most train and transit systems these days accept refillable, RFID travel cards that you buy once and refill electronically anytime they run low. If you're more likely to lose a card than a keyfob ...

Researchers at a German university have published a paper detailing a security exploit of the Mifare DESfire MF3ICD40, a widely used RFID smart card. The exploit, which uses an approach previously ...

Secretary Michael Chertoff says the use of Pass cards, as part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, will be ready to go by next summer. But at least one industry expert tells Government ...

Fixed RFID readers and reader antennas can only scan tags that pass through set thresholds, and hand-held readers require people on the floor to go out and manually scan items.

If you have an EZ Pass in your car or a microchip in your pet, or if you’ve used a hotel keycard, you’ve been the beneficiary of RFID technology.

Citigroup is planning to pilot the use of contactless payment systems in the New York subway. Selected customers of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be able to pay for a train ride ...