Works now.
Shamir said the pressure to get tags down to five cents each has forced designers to eliminate any security features, a shortcoming that needs to be addressed in next-generation products.

Separately, cryptographers discussed the weaknesses in the fundamental SHA-1 hashing algorithm that were announced at the group\ufffds panel in 2005. "That was a real wake up call for cryptographers," said Rivest, who is also professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT.
Eventually these dullards will have to talk to real engineers.


(One hopes.)