Homeland Security launches RFID systems at border crossings

Homeland Security launches RFID systems at border crossings
Tags: Government, Security
July 27, 2005

Information Week: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will install RFID technology at five border posts with Canada and Mexico to track foreigners driving in and out of North America. In its ongoing efforts to tighten border security and monitor possible terrorist and criminal activity, Bob Mocny of the Department of Homeland Security said the wireless chips for vehicles would become mandatory at designated border crossings in Canada and Mexico as of July 28.