Innovative Automatic Identification and Location-Based Services: From Bar Codes to Chip Implants (Premier Reference Source)

Title......Page 2
Table of Contents......Page 5
Foreword......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
Acknowledgment......Page 23
Introduction......Page 28
Innovation Studies......Page 52
Historical Background:From Manual Identification to Auto-ID......Page 70
The Holocaust Survivor......Page 88
Globalization and the ChangingFace of IDentification......Page 99
Barcode:The Pioneer Auto-ID Technology......Page 117
Magnetic-Stripe Cards:The Consolidating Force......Page 143
Smart Cards:The Next Generation......Page 181
Biometrics:In Search of a Foolproof Solution......Page 218
RFID Tags and Transponders:The New Kid on the Block......Page 261
The Auto-ID TechnologySystem......Page 300
Geographic InformationSystems & Location-BasedServices......Page 317
The Geographer......Page 345
The Auto-ID Trajectory......Page 356
The Biomedical Pioneer......Page 379
The Socio-Ethical Implicationsof Automatic Identification andLocation Services......Page 391
The Economist......Page 419
The Rise of the Electrophorus......Page 428
The Professor who hasTouched the Future......Page 436
The Do-It-YourselferRFID Implantee......Page 454
The Alzheimer’s Carer......Page 478
Uberveillance......Page 491
Conclusion......Page 512
Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 524
About the Contributors......Page 534
Index......Page 539