Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID is used everywhere you look: building security, inventory tracking, electronic payment, and even for medical history. The big question is this: Is RFID secure? I started thinking about this as the number of RFID cards that I need to carry started to grow. I use these cards to get into buildings, open the garage door, and access FlexCar. This technology is much more convenient than using traditional keys or swipe cards, but RFID’s convenience could be it’s own undoing.

Here’s two stories which might make you second guess RFID security:

1. Wired 14.05: The RFID Hacking Underground
2. Engaget: VeriChip’s human-implatable RFID chips clonable, sez hackers