RFID Adoption Strategies Amid Security Regulation Changes

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is drafting regulations, expected by August, that will define how to implement more-stringent security, required under the Real ID Act for state-issued driver's licenses and other ID cards. The rules, which go into effect in May 2008, may push some agencies toward chip-based cards.

Indeed, Blair said, "any security features could become obsolete in two years."

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