May 09, 2005
Cisco to Track Employees with RFID
Cisco Systems has come under harsh criticism lately as it prepares to install the AirSpace Wireless Location Appliance 2700, which will use radio frequency identification tags to track assets and people. Employees will have RFID tags embedded in their personnel uniforms. Alarms will go off if they cross into restricted areas. It will also allow employers to track movement and behavior of their workers while on the job, which could lead to improved productivity. The system will only work with active RFID tags, which will cost around $5 each. The server will be available in June at 8,000 GBP. According to vnunet.com:
However, the technology was slammed by privacy group Liberty. "This latest product undermines employee privacy even further and reinforces the slur that workers cannot be trusted," said Dr Caoilfhionn Gallagher, policy officer at Liberty.
Read more: Cisco slammed for RFID staff tracker
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