Malaysia to Use RFID Number Plates Next Year. durianwool wrote in with a story about Malaysia’s plans to introduce RFID number plates. It reads: “‘The first thing thieves do after a car theft is change the registration plates,’ Road Transport Department Director-General Ahmad Mustapha was quoted as saying. The microchips, using radio frequency identification technology, will be fixed into the number plates and can transmit data at a range of up to 100 meters (yards), the report said. They will have a battery life of 10 years, it said. ” [Slashdot: Your Rights Online]

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