1. Presented by:
Laura Flowerree
Christopher Serio
Velvet Voelz
Suzanne Yonkers
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)and Human Tracking

2. What is RFID?
RFID is a group of technologies that uses radio waves to transmit information.
RFID was first created under the guidance of Scottish physicist Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt during WWII to help the British identify friendly aircrafts.
In 2004 the FDA approved VeriChips implantable RFID tag for humans.

3. How Does RFID Work?
A RFID system is always made up of two components.
A transponder: which is located on the object or person to be identified.
A reader: which reads the information on the transponder.
After getting the information from the transponder, the reader sends the information to a host, or software system, to be stored and read.

4. Basic RFID System

5. Current Uses
Patient Identification
Infant Protection
Wander Prevention

6. Current Uses Cont.
Corporate Security
Immigration
VIP Status
Surgery and Healing
Prisoner Tracking

7. Ethical Issues and Limitations: Privacy & Security
Valuable information: contact information, SSN, medical history and records.
No assurance that the information contained in the chip can be properly protected.
Encryption and cloning issues
Big Brother fears
Company mandate for employees

8. Ethical Issues: Health Implications
Do the benefits outweigh the costs?
Security vs. Privacy
Infants, senior care centers, unconscious patients
Health concerns
Side effects: adverse tissue reaction, transponder migration, electrical hazards, MRI incompatibility
Tumors

9. The Future of RFID
RFID reached its peak in last six-months of 2004.
Pessimism about current oversupply of application software.
Steady growth anticipated over next couple years.
Each generations technology improves and infrastructure continues to grow.
Questions remain about what the next steps are that will move the technology into its next phase.

10. Future of RFID Implants in Humans
Original design was the size
of a pacemaker.
New design is the size of a
large piece of rice.
Next innovations
GPS tracking and uses in the medical industry
Obstacles
Size cant maintain a power supply.
GPS-impaired environments

11. Questions?