A systematic review of RFID applications and diffusion: key areas and public policy issues

Table 9 Cost-benefit effectiveness issues

Issue	Paper	Year	Case
Cost	Becker	2004	RFID tag is much more expensive than barcode
Hidden Cost	Kuo and Chen	2008	There is still hidden cost for highly qualified RFID system
Privacy	Jensen	2008	Active tag, which is more safe for securing privacy than passive tag is more expensive than passive tag