Researchers reveal a hotel keycard hacking technique that can let a hacker almost instantly open RFID-based Saflok locks used in 3M doors across 13K properties
The company behind the Saflok-brand door locks is offering a fix, but it may take months or years to reach some hotels.
Amazon announces a new version of Just Walk Out for clothing retailers, using RFID tags to track apparel; the grocery version relies on ceiling-mounted cameras
- Latest iteration uses RFID tags and readers to track apparel — Some retailers have balked at using Just Walk Out system
Sources: Inditex races to fix bugs in Zara's new anti-shoplifting system, which swaps plastic tags for RFID chips; some staff worry about theft becoming easier
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The US CBP confirms implementing software to verify e-passports in June 2022, nearly 16 years after the US started issuing passports with RFID chips
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A look at Flipper Zero, a $200 portable security penetration testing device for hackers to intercept and replay signals from IoT sensors, garage doors, and more
Don't be fooled by its fun name and Tamagotchi-like interface—this do-everything gadget is trouble waiting to happen and a whole lot more. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to Mastodon: Dare Obasanjo / @car...
Radar, which makes RFID sensors for retailers to track inventory in real time, raises $16M from Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures, NTT Docomo Ventures, and others
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JD.com plans to open hundreds of unmanned convenience stores across China, has tested stores at its Beijing HQ using RFID, facial and image recognition
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