The Hidden Authenticators: Nanometer-Scale Electromechanical Tags Could Thwart Counterfeiters
Roozbeh Tabrizian, Swarup Bhunia · IEEE Spectrum · 2021
What's the largest criminal enterprise in the world? Narcotics? Gambling? Human trafficking? Nope. The biggest racket is the production and trade of counterfeit goods, which is expected to exceed US $1 trillion next year. You've probably suffered from it more than once yourself, purchasing on Amazon or eBay what you thought was a brand-name item only to discover that it was an inferior-quality counterfeit.