Different aspects in the use of tracking technologies such as RFID tags
Nowadays the technologies is changing very fast, sometimes they are outdated when you get up next morning. For example, the RFID tags which are one of tracking technologies, designed as the next step from barcodes, are as the same suggests radio frequency wireless tags that allow retailers and suppliers to keep track of their products and control inventories more efficiently and improve the supply chain management. But the new technologies also have their benefits, barriers and privacy issues.
The benefits of tracking technologies such as RFID tags
- allow retailers and suppliers to keep track of their products and control inventories more efficiently
- improve the supply chain management
- can reduce the labour and time needed to input
- manage data manually and improving operations flexibility and data accuracy
- improve the reliability and service
The barriers for tracking technologies such as RFID tags
- it can make a lot of people out of job
- not enough professional labour for the new technologies
- new technologies cost expensive, not all companies can suffer it
- it has got the privacy issues
The privacy issues in the use of tracking technologies such as RFID tags
On the flip side, security researchers are publicly demonstrating that some RFID-enabled items such as e-passports, ID cards, driver’s licenses, credit cards may not be all the secure
