Comments on: RFID Guardian Provides Security From That Dude With A Chip In His Hand http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/07/rfid-guardian-provides-security-from-that-dude-with-a-chip-in-his-hand/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:56:43 -0500 hourly 1 By: Byron http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/07/rfid-guardian-provides-security-from-that-dude-with-a-chip-in-his-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-142402 Byron Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:11:28 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/07/rfid-guardian-provides-security-from-that-dude-with-a-chip-in-his-hand/#comment-142402 This device lets you detect RFID readers, and act appropriately. Alternatively you can prevent RFID readers from knowing about your RFID enabled cards, e.g., credit cards or id cards. Smart Tools has an RFID Shield that prevents readers from reading the chips in your cards. There's info at: http://smarttools.home.att.net/rfshield.htm This device lets you detect RFID readers, and act appropriately.

Alternatively you can prevent RFID readers from knowing about your RFID enabled cards, e.g., credit cards or id cards.

Smart Tools has an RFID Shield that prevents readers from reading the chips in your cards. There’s info at:

http://smarttools.home.att.net/rfshield.htm

]]> By: Patent-Monkey http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/07/rfid-guardian-provides-security-from-that-dude-with-a-chip-in-his-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-34402 Patent-Monkey Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:58:46 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/07/rfid-guardian-provides-security-from-that-dude-with-a-chip-in-his-hand/#comment-34402 I see that US Patent 6,970,070 shows a company, RSA, has an issued patent on a "..a blocker device may comprise a mobile telephone, a portable computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a hardware-based authentication token such as an RSA SecurID.TM. token commercially available from RSA Security Inc..." Worth a look: www.patentmonkey.com/PM/PatentID/6970070.aspx I see that US Patent 6,970,070 shows a company, RSA, has an issued patent on a “..a blocker device may comprise a mobile telephone, a portable computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a hardware-based authentication token such as an RSA SecurID.TM. token commercially available from RSA Security Inc…”

Worth a look:
http://www.patentmonkey.com/PM/PatentID/6970070.aspx

]]> By: brklynsurfer http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/07/rfid-guardian-provides-security-from-that-dude-with-a-chip-in-his-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-34334 brklynsurfer Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:34:19 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/07/rfid-guardian-provides-security-from-that-dude-with-a-chip-in-his-hand/#comment-34334 They had this on Law and Order like 2 weeks ago. A guy puts an RFID chip into his cheating wife to...oh I don't want to spoil it for you. Man I love that show! They had this on Law and Order like 2 weeks ago. A guy puts an RFID chip into his cheating wife to…oh I don’t want to spoil it for you. Man I love that show!

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