Innovative Automatic Identification and Location-Based Services

Automatic identification has evolved to use techniques that can identify an object or subject without direct human intervention. Such devices include the bar code magnetic-stripe integrated circuit and biometric and radio-frequency identification. Innovative Automatic Identification & Location-Based Services: From Bar Codes to Chip Implants emphasizes the convergence and trajectory of automatic identification and location-based services toward chip implants and real-time positioning capabilities. Recording the history of automatic identification this book also discusses the social cultural and ethical implications of the technological possibilities with respect to national security initiatives.