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Not to be a contrarian, but am I the only one who finds the entire concept of badges antiquated to begin with. With today's technology, why not use RFIDs or a s
by pitchups 13y ago
Not to be a contrarian, but am I the only one who finds the entire concept of badges antiquated to begin with. With today's technology, why not use RFIDs or a smartphone that automatically signs you in, alerts security if your tag is invalid etc. Wouldn't that be a lot easier to use, more secure, and probably cheaper too?
- vacri 13y agoWith phones being constantly upgrades, lost, replaced, and coming in a variety of operating systems, not to mention forgotten at home, left uncharged/requiring power, can't be easily inspected in a standard manner by security... smartphones are definitely not the way forward. And an RFID is just another thing to carry, same as a card (ID cards often have RFIDs in them anyway)
- com2kid 13y agoWell not everyone has a smartphone, and even then not all smartphone support RFID. So you'd need some sort of backup RFID container, maybe add in a photo to add another layer of security, and hey, how about for convenience we make it a badge? :)
- aestra 13y agoI've never worked at a place that didn't have RFID tags that opened the doors. This is old old tech and doesn't require a smartphone at all. One place I worked you needed special permission to be there after core hours so your RFID tag didn't open the door unless you got permission from security then they enabled your RFID tag. Another place you had to sign in after hours so all RFID tags didn't work after hours and you had to go in the front door through security. Badges are still not antiquated, they convey other information once you are in the door.