RFID privacy issues and technical challenges

The privacy issues and the technical challenges faced by the RFID tags in becoming a fundamental technology are discussed. Two notable privacy issues include leaking information pertaining to personal property, and tracking the consumer's spending history and patterns and physical whereabouts. Both technological and social countermeasures must be implemented in a mutually beneficial manner, helping retailers control their inventory and ensuring consumers about their data. Comprehensive countermeasures must combine a variety of viewpoints-legal, social, and technological-to address any potential security threats to the personal data of the consumers worldwide.