The US Department of Defence has found some of its contractors have been bugged by planting an RFID chip in a coin their pockets, says CBC News. Well, they are Canadian coins....
"On at least three separate occasions between October 2005 and January 2006, cleared defence contractors' employees travelling through Canada have discovered radio frequency transmitters embedded in Canadian coins placed on their persons," the report says.
Chris Mathers, a security consultant and former undercover RCMP officer, makes the obvious point: "From a technology perspective, it makes no sense," he said. "To me it's very strange."
But the idea could be very handy if you frequently lose change down the back of your sofa....
