The conventional use of ID verification tags has faced a significant loophole: peeling them off and affixing them to counterfeit products renders them ineffective. In response, MIT scientists have devised a revolutionary ID tag system that leverages the adhesive itself as a unique fingerprint, ensuring that the barcode becomes scrambled if an attempt is made to peel it off.
The underlying principle of these ID tags aligns with radio frequency identification tags (RFIDs), commonly employed for inventory tracking and authenticity verification. Each tag possesses a distinct identifying code, detectable through a scanner to validate the authenticity of the item. However, the prior flaw lay in merely verifying the tag’s authenticity rather than the item to which it was attached. The MIT team’s solution involved developing a tag that obliterates its barcode upon removal.
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