May Meeting of The Atlanta UNIX Users Group (AUUG)

Topic: RFID, How it Works and What It Will Mean To You

Speaker: Lindsay Cleveland
Digital Systems Company
Atlanta, GA

Location: Hewlett-Packard Building
20 Perimeter Summit (directly across I-285 from Perimeter Mall)
Atlanta, GA

Date: Monday, May 2, 2005
Time: 7:30pm

(Our speaker has supplied the following)

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has been around for several
years, but new techniques are now being used to make it
inexpensively available on a large scale.

The FDA is requiring RFID on pharmaceuticals for tracking/recall
purposes. Vehicle tires are beginning to have RFID embedded in
their walls for the same reason (remember the Firestone flap?).
Some large retailers, such as Wal-Mart, will soon be requiring
them on every item they stock on their shelves.

This talk will detail the newer RFID 900Mhz technology and will
examine privacy implications and Information Technology
challenges. Will we be living in a "Brave New World" or will
this become "Big Brother Is Watching"?

[ Note that the AUUG web site does not yet have the May meeting announcement posted. ]