This is absolutely ridiculous.
RFID is still a bogus technology. The only reason you even see RFID is because of 2 companies, Texas Instruments and Wal-Mart.
TI hold the majority of RDIF patents and has been "trying" to drum up this redundant technology for well over 20 years. Radio signals aren't
exactly a new technology.
Wal-Mart has poured THE majority of R@D money into RFID for inventory control, yet the current working model is still a joke ( I've seen it).
The show Mythbusters exposed just how much a lame duck technology RFID is but they show never aired due to lawsuits.
Why is it lame?
Simply because the technology relies 100% on radio signals, radio signals as everyone who has one knows are very UNRELIABLE. They can be interrupted
simply by directional changes, materials, horrid range, signal strength, interference ( by a large number of things), weather, the list goes on.
How do I know this?
I was in the business as a consultant for a large company that wanted to invest in RFID. The conclusion way "stay away", at least for the next 8+
years. The future is in in Wi-Fi or a mixture of both in which the industry is not mature enough.
Of course Texas Intruments does not have wi-fi patents as they do in RFID, thus there is a lot of confusion and misinformation amongst people even in
the business let alone the general public.
In my personal experience Ive seen RFID actually useful in only 2 reliable applications, locker room key chains and marathon race mats, not exactly
something you would put in a pill.
Here's just how great it is and a funny story: The last RFID conference I went to ( TI being the major sponsor) thought it was cool to put RFID chips
in our badges to sign in at various meetings and such. It was just a typical pass you wear around your neck with a chip. GUESS WHAT: to the
embarrassment of the organizers a good chunk, about 80% of people pass's did not work and they had to use pen/paper to sign people in. LOL
Heres a good article on rfid www.heaveyrf.com...
Or just google RFID shortcomings.
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I won't have anyone jab me with a needle mandatory or not as a wise man once said:"I'm gonna take that needle
shine it up real nice turn it sideways and stick it straight up their candy-asses."
way better for ATS than the traditional news sounding theme.... 
)... That's how it works, we report on what the members of ATS are talking about. 