Chemical, Printable RFIDs

Syre writes "The RFID Journal says that CrossID, an Israeli startup, has developed an RFID system that can be printed using an inkjet printer. The 'nanometric' RFID system uses tiny particles of chemicals with varying degrees of magnetism that resonate when bombarded with electromagnetic waves from a reader. Since the system uses up to 70 different chemicals, each chemical is assigned its own position in a 70-digit binary number. 'Previously, there has been no way to protect paper documents,' says Moshe Glickstein, CrossID cofounder. 'We have created the first firewall for paper documents.' The big advantage is that the tag can be printed on just about anything. 'It's as easy to create as a printed bar code. And we can print in invisible mode for extra security. Printing the tags cost less than 1 cent each.' Their FAQ says that 'CrossID can be read from quite a long distance'. No word on whether it can be user-disabled..."

Tattoos

[TheSpoom]

*puts on tinfoil helmet covering forehead*

Seriously, this could be loaded into a tattoo gun, could it not?

I might not even know I had one if they knocked me out first:

And we can print in invisible mode for extra security.

Disabled

[panxerox]

"No word on whether it can be user-disabled..." Im thinkin a paper punch would do wonders...

Easy to disable!

[LagDemon]

Just cover your paper in tin-foil!

Disabling

[gricholson75]

No word on whether it can be user-disabled...

I think this [amazon.com]might do it.

Can they print on skin?

[victor_the_cleaner]

That way all the 'cool' kids who get barcode tat's on their bodies can be serially controlled.

70 different chemicals?

[slash-tard]

The printer is $99 after a 50 dollar rebate but they make it by up charging 75 bucks for each chemical refill.

"we have created the first firewall for paper docs

[Anonymous Coward]

"We have created the first firewall for paper documents!"

Dude, it's called a safe.

Pfiou! Tinfoil still works!!

[DRUNK_BEAR]

From the article: In environments where there are lots of metallic or water-filled objects, however, CrossID readers may not be able to scan bar codes printed with CrossID ink because metal reflects RF signals and water absorbs them.

Nothing will separate me from my tinfoil hat from now on!

Re:This makes it easy to defeat RFID

[DoorFrame]

I'm guessing that your standard printer doesn't have the 60 chemicals required to print out the tag. Hmmmm... let's see. Black, Red, Argon, Blue, Halfnium... I've only got five. Oh well.

Re:Copy by hand?

[rhiorg]

...and if you want to keep the RFID in there, you'll apparently need 70 different pens.

one cent???

[sleepypants]

Considering regular inkjet ink is more expensive than champagne, how much will rfid ink cost? On par with liquid gold?

Re:Tattoos

[Fermionic]

Flashback from bad movie. Oh yeah, Minority Report. Great, now I can be spammed as I am walking down the street.

Sign of the beast

[Anonymous Coward]

I think geeks should unite and play up the "sign of the beast" angle, that way the fundamentalist christian crazies will resist it, and hence the republican party.... :)

Re:Tattoos

[BiggerIsBetter]

Sure why not? 70 bits is plenty for every person on the planet.

Re:This makes it easy to defeat RFID

[corebreech]

Cute. Of course, were the system they propose adopted, such printers would become standard fare.

(unless of course you're running Linux, and waiting for them to open-source the driver.)

RF Jammin

[Fermionic]

There are plenty of cheap RF jamming products. And we could use Tin foil hat as an antenna! Don't laugh, I have done it!

Future Jeopardy question

[modder]

"Back in 2010, Crayola introduced this RFID into it's standard box."

Re:Disabling

[Anonymous Coward]

How about this [amazon.com]?

Magnetism? I cannot believe this!

[hndrcks]

If this stuff works off of magnetic signatures, then a magnet can block it, and:

Nobody alerted us to a new use for our Alex Chiu immortality rings! [alexchiu.com]

RFID your boss! hmm

[Fermionic]

Just print RFID, get a little Gecko Tape, pat the Boss on the back (Good job in that budget meeting Mr. Dumass). Then set up your readers at each end of cube isle. When RFID is detected pc gives audible alert, such as, Mr Dumass is coming! Then just quit playing game, surfing, or whatever, and pretend to be framing his new budget proposal! hehe

Re:Future Jeopardy question

[Anonymous Coward]

What is Prussian 3.75 ghz

Cant avoid them

[Nihynjahs]

How is the government going to track this stuff? RFID camera deals on every single streetblock? This rfid seems like it could be very useful to deter counterfit stuff, what about using it on money. Then we could track you down to place where you are spendidng your ransom money! the real problem is getting these things on every single street corner. i Think rfids will mainly used in a commercial sense where they can track your purchases and best buy can be alerted when one of their best customers come in so they can greet them with a sales rep who knows nothing. oh here's another idea RFID toilet paper, yes you can find out who the damn kid was who tp'ed your house!

Re:Perpetual Identification

[Thomas Shaddack]

Will we have to find-and-remove tags frou our clothing and possessions to maintain privacy? Will we have to organize "swap-meets" of banknotes, similar to what's already being done with loyalty cards?

Hey - we can finally put religion to some good use! I suppose there is something in some holy text that could be interpreted in the way that being subjected to this kind of tracking is against the basic premises of the given faith, then use the Constitution-guaranteed freedom of religion to back the objections.