Dr. Mark Gasson from the University of Reading has become the first person to be infected with a computer virus. All jokes aside he is using RFID technology in a chip that he had implanted in his hand to accomplish the feat. A more practical use of the chip is a simple security device to authenticate himself to the building and his cell phone. These are some pretty simple examples of the technology but very powerful. These show just the surface of what this technology is capable of doing. RFID technology is popping up in more places that you would think. Most car keys have RFID chips that will only allow the car to start if they are within 15 feet or less. The retail stores have been using them for years driving down the price of RFID tags.
Dr. Mark Gasson is not the first person to have malicious intent with RFID technology either there have been numerous stories about using RFID tags to ruin pacemakers and other medical devices implanted into patients. The proof of concept shows by Dr. Mark Gasson is a nice warning to future developers of the technology and the security that needs to be inherently built into the system.
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