IBM shows Retail-Safe RFID

Being shown at at RFID Journal Live this week in Las Vegas......

Link: Wired News: Retail-Safe RFID Unveiled.

The Clipped Tag is meant to mitigate such privacy risks by reducing the range of the device without disabling it completely. This leaves the tag intact for returns and other purposes, while ruling out the possibility of security attacks from a distance.

IBM argues that the Clipped Tag may be a better option for both retailers and consumers than an industry proposal to create a "kill" command that permanently disables tags, while destroying their marketing and inventory-tracking value.