Editing Shadowrun Electronics (section)

=='''RFID Tags'''==

These tiny computers (named after old-fashioned radio frequency identification tags) form an integral part of every product commercially available in the Sixth World. Ranging in size from microscopic to slightly larger than a price tag, RFID tags have a stick-to-anything adhesive backing and can be tricky to spot. Tags are used for geo-tagging locations and objects, leaving a virtual AR message for anyone who comes by, employee tracking, access control, owner-contact information for everything from vehicles to pets, vehicle and weapon registration, and so on. They can also be used as tracking devices, periodically transmitting GPS data to the Matrix.

RFID tags are devices that can hold one or more files, but not much else. The physical location of a tag can be found via the Matrix. Tag data can be erased with a tag eraser or programmed with an Edit File action. RFID tags have owners like all other devices, but unlike other devices a tag’s owner can be changed to “nobody.”

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| style="text-align: center;"|<u>'''RFID Tags'''</u>
| style="text-align: center;"|<u>'''Device Rating'''</u>
| style="text-align: center;"|<u>'''Availability''' </u>
| style="text-align: center;"|'''<u>Cost, (per 20) </u>'''
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| style="text-align: center;"|Standard RFID Tags
| style="text-align: center;"|2 pips
| style="text-align: center;"| -
| style="text-align: center;"|1
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| style="text-align: center;"|Datachip
| style="text-align: center;"|2 pips
| style="text-align: center;"| -
| style="text-align: center;"|5
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| style="text-align: center;"|Security Tags
| style="text-align: center;"|2D
| style="text-align: center;"|1
| style="text-align: center;"|100
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| style="text-align: center;"|Sensor Tags
| style="text-align: center;"|1D+1
| style="text-align: center;"|1
| style="text-align: center;"|500 (sensor not included)
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| style="text-align: center;"|Stealth Tags
| style="text-align: center;"|2D
| style="text-align: center;"|2
| style="text-align: center;"|5
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*'''Datachip''': For occasions when you want to transfer data by physical means—like bringing the project specs on the competition’s new cyberdeck to Mr. Johnson in person at the meet—a datachip can hold enormous quantitites of data in a small finger-sized chip, accessible by any electronic device. Datachips have no wireless capability, so you need to plug them into a universal data connector (found on any device) if you want to read or write to them.

*'''Security Tags''': Security-conscious megacorps often implant security tags in their salarymen and valued citizens (usually in the hand or arm). These tags are used to monitor employees’ workplace activities, grant clearance to authorized devices and areas (and alert security when detected in unauthorized areas), and provide a means of tracking in case of abduction. These same tags are also used on criminals, both in the joint and when released on parole/monitoring conditions. Parents and schools also use them to track students.<br />Security tags are hardened so that they cannot be erased with a tag eraser. Tags can be easily implanted under the skin at no Essence Cost. Removing them requires a First Aid (24, 1 minute) Extended Test. Many security systems will trigger an alert if a security tag in their bounds is deactivated.

*'''Sensor Tags''': A sensor RFID tag can be equipped with a single sensor (sold separately) of up to Rating 1D+1. It then records everything it can, to a maximum of 24 hours of time, at which point you can program it to either shut off or overwrite data older than 24 hours. Sensor tags are often used for diagnostic purposes in various devices, including cyberware.

*'''Stealth Tags''': Stealth tags are encoded to remain silent and only respond to transmissions with the proper passcodes. They cannot be located with a commlink or bug scanner (unless the codes are known). They typically use special frequencies and other tricks to avoid detection. These tags are also disguised so as not to look like RFID tags (an additional –1D+1 Concealability). Stealth tags are often used as a backup for security tags, and may be implanted in the same way.