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RFID tags become hacker target

LAS VEGAS–Privacy advocates may not be the only people taking issue with the current crop of radio-frequency identification tags–merchants will likely have problems with a lack of security as well, a German technology consultant said Wednesday.

Low-cost RFID tags–many which are smaller than a nickel and cost less too–are already being added to packaging by retailers to keep track of inventory but could be abused by hackers and tech-savvy shoplifters, said Lukas Grunwald, a senior consultant with DN-Systems Enterprise Solutions GmbH. While the technology mostly threatens consumer privacy, the new technology could allow thieves to fool merchants by changing the identity of goods, he said.

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References [www.rf-dump.org]