davieG Posted 16 March 2006 Share Posted 16 March 2006 From the Football Fans Census Football is one of the most advanced sports in terms of access through media and The World Cup in Germany will see all 2.9 million tickets on sale be embedded with RFID tags, the largest use ever of RFID at a public event anywhere in the world. On the pitch however, football has not embraced technology such as TV referees in the way Rugby Union or the major US sports have. RFID or Radio Frequency Identification is a rapidly developing technology that in its simplest form allows a chip to be embedded within any object allowing it to be tracked and for it to carry a set of pre determined information, such as personal data. There are advantages of RFID over a barcode or swipe card, the tag does not have to be physically scanned or read in any way, so merely being within proximity of a detection unit allows the data to be read - which could then simplify access through a turnstile. World Cup organisers expect the use of RFID to provide greater security at entry gates and deter the counterfeiting of tickets which have plagued past events. The technology offers a high degree of security, and orgainsers say it will not contain personal data, only a number that identifies each ticketholder. However ticket purchasers must submit various personal details on the ticket registration forms which then appear on the ticket and the RFID tag has the potential to make the ticket holder visible to tracking devices beyond the turnstile. The level of data being captured and potential for tracking people has raised concerns that this is a step towards a big brother society or football ID card scheme. More info: http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/technology/story/0,10801,100807,00.html http://www.lordpercy.com/rfid_explained.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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