[Politech] Casino chips may be implanted with RFID tags [priv]

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    Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 16:48:52 -0500
    From: Monty Solomon <monty@private>
    Subject: Casino chips to carry RFID tags
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    Casino chips to carry RFID tags
    
    11:48 09 January 04
    New Scientist
    
    When rumours surfaced in 2003 that the European Central Bank was
    quietly planning to put RFID (radio frequency identification) tags in
    euro banknotes to combat fraud and money laundering, privacy groups
    balked at the possibility that anybody with an RFID reader could
    count the money in wallets of passers by.
    
    While the rumours have not been confirmed  or denied  a new
    generation of casino chips with built-in RFID tags is giving an
    insight into the way banks and shops could keep track of real money
    if it were tagged. The chips will be launched later in 2004 and will
    allow casino operators to spot counterfeits and thefts, and also to
    monitor the behaviour of gamblers.
    
    RFID tags are tiny silicon chips that broadcast a unique
    identification code when prompted by a reader device. The tags do not
    need batteries, since they simply modify the radio signal fired at
    them by the reader. The readers work over distances ranging from a
    few centimetres to a few dozen metres, depending on the type of tag.
    
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    http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994542
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