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August 13, 2005

Car number plates and RFID

More surveillance news. ‘Active’ RFID micro-chipped e-plates are to be tested on vehicles here. Tracking chipped cars is said to be much more accurate than using other methods.

Hills Numberplates Ltd have a good website page explaining the technology.

www.e-plate.com

www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,68429,00.html

Wired News also have a good general introduction to RFID.

www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,68271,00.html

Posted by Simon Holledge at August 13, 2005 09:34 AM

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Oh, that's alright. It only has a battery life of ten years. My reserve Ford Escort will be able to slip through the net...

Posted by: Mark Gamon at August 15, 2005 01:28 PM