Rfid Ethical Issues

As we can see now RFID technology is becoming very popular around the world. However, in my opinion, I would like to say that RFID tags pose a risk to personal privacy. RFID tags easily to be stolen by hackers. They could steal your personal information such as your credit card or your passports. For example, now in some states of the U.S, the government allows the citizen to use RFID passports. However, many citizen still disagree to apply RFID passports because they think it contains many issued such as it is vulnerable to wireless attack by hackers (it can be read up to 30 feet away and copying without permission from the RFID owner). In addition, it is even more dangerous when the RFID passports can contain information that is corresponding to the photo of the RFID tags owner. So just think what will happen if someone hack your passports and what they can do with its information from that RFID passport? Therefore, even RFID tags is becoming popular and can be the next generation technology in the real world, but now, in my opinion, I would like to say that RFID still contains many problem that can harm to personal privacy.

To justify the objective I have begun the research with literature revi9ew and by collecting the secondary data from the articles, peer reviewed journals, related research papers and books. Journals and articles were important to understand the challenges and risk RFID technology is facing .I Addition to data collected from another sources are discussing with industries who implemented and using RFID technology to track their products, Reviews and people who are technically involved with RFID technology helped me to collect the data required for my

As part of its effort to promote the quality of health care delivery, the government has established a committee to analyze the possibility of implanting electronic health record into every American citizen. The process basically involves the insertion of Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) containing the individual's medical information. RFID would provide access to complete and accurate medical information that helps in lessening patient safety and identification issues. The medical information in the chip will be accessed through scanning at the point of care and the patient's health information will be uploaded into the health information system of the health provider. The patient's new health information is uploaded into the health information system and onto the implanted chip in the individual.

RFID is Radio Frequency Identification Technology and it is a wireless connection that is used for tracking. When RFID was first introduced it was used to keep track of pets and livestock, but now the microchips are getting smaller and smaller and being used in humans. The author discloses how she had two microchips implanted, one in the back of each hand. According to Nisbet, she asked four surgeons and a veterinarian if they would agree to perform the implantation of the microchip, and they all had different answers. The vet said she would supply the microchip but not implant it, one surgeon did not reply, one agreed, one agreed on special medical terms, and one declined (Nisbit

One of the main and most controversial issues with the RFID chip is that it poses as an invasion of privacy (Freeman, 2007). According to Freeman, “security and privacy experts agree any new technology is always one step ahead of their best possible efforts to secure it.

5. Some view these applications, Digital Angel and RFID as avenues to the invasion of privacy by the government, business, and other entities. Discuss your perception.

First advancements in RFID technology coupled with decreasing costs have allowed RFID to gain greater prominence and therefore a higher level of adoption. The following are examples of the unique capabilities offered by RFID:

The RFID chip is rice grain sized electronic chip that gets implanted above your thumb in your hand. It can be used to make your daily life easier by storing your personal credit card information or medical information, open doors for you, unlock computers, and even can protect children from being abducted by tracking them with the chip. The chip has its Pros and Cons but, because of the harm and danger that the cons bring, the cons outweigh any benefits that may be gained. According to Andrew Brown in “Human Microchipping: An Unbiased Look at the Pros and Cons,” it mentions that the chip is already be used for tracking children in other countries, such as Brazil, to prevent or help save the children from child abduction. Now however, that benefit is really important because of how now in our generation kidnapping and sex trafficking has been rising, so this chip can save lives in that situation, however not everyone

The FDA should regulate the implantation of Radio Frequency Identification Chips. The FDA should allow the people to decide what information goes on the chip. According to the Health Privacy

There might be some potential issues that may arise during the implementation. Using RFID tags and readers widely requires installing hundreds of WLAN access points in order to pick up the signals from the bar-coded products. As a result, this could cause electromagnetic interference with other medical devices, which may affect the outcomes. Also, the competitors in producing and purchasing drugs may gain unauthorized access to customer preferences and use the data in competitive marketing scenarios. Additionally, the tags might be disappeared and lost from the products when the patient accidentally knocked the tagged objects to the floor. When the customer purchase the drug, his identity regarding with the provided prescription is linked with the , and this electronic serial number of the product. This can be accessed thorough unauthorized users that may use the customer’s private information in bad things.

Today, RFID is used in retail, manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, travel, entertainment, etc. RFID increases efficiency of operations, decreases reliance on manual process, improves asset visibility and traceability, reduces operation costs, and provides useful data for business analytics. There are many different reasons why companies and firms are beginning to make the switch to RFID, some examples are: automating inventory and asset-tracking in healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and business sectors; identifying the source of products, enabling intelligent recall of defective or dangerous items; prevent use of counterfeit products in the supply chain; improve shopping experience for consumers; provide visibility into the supply chain

My research has concluded that RFID can be implemented into healthcare, but cannot have any interaction with patients. There are three main points that will be discussed in this paper. Firstly it will discuss the opposing viewpoints to my hypothesis. Secondly, it will explain how RFID is unsafe to be used directly with patients. Thirdly the paper will highlight alternative ways that RFID can be implemented into healthcare.

When you think of a chip being implanted in your skin, there is a lot of thoughts that comes cross your mind. The idea of that seems very scary an unreal. Who would have ever thought that a device can be implanted in your skin and would be able to give all your health history and other personal information about yourself. This device is called the RFID and its seems to be becoming something that the government is wanting to start implanting the RFID into human. Whether it’s a good idea or not, I don’t know, but today I’m going to go into detail to explain the pros and cons of the, as well as the ethics and legalities of the RFID.

Just as all other technologies have such difficulties, RFID technology has obstacles to overcome. Two main concerns are discussed in this paper: radio wave technology hindrances such as collisions, and the ethical concerns that entangle this controversial yet extremely helpful technology.

RFID technology is not only used at gas stations, restaurants, and department but also at