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Labelling RFID Products

Posted by michael on from the bright-ideas dept.

John3 writes "Following Wal-Mart's recent announcement that they plan to push RFID in their stores, CASPIAN (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering) has posted proposed legislation that would require a product to be labeled if it contained an RFID tag. Beyond the label requirement, the proposed legislation also sets up some strict restrictions on the use of RFID data. Even though RFID is not in widespread use, it's probably best to start working on these types of protections before the products are on the shelves."

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  1. RFID for the RFID??? by ajiva · · Score: 0, Troll

    Does that mean the RFID needs to be IDed with an RFID in case someone takes off with the RFID???

  2. RFID is wrong by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The ever growing use of RFID's to hamper person security is pretty worrisome, IMHO. I don't know about any of you, but I don't want the government to get any more involved in cyber security than they already are. DMCA, anybody?

  3. Fucking conspiracy theorists by sn00ker · · Score: -1, Troll
    Why is RFID, on its own, such a "big brother" concern? It's not like stores can't already tell what you buy (umm, hello, those barcodes aren't just pretty decorations), and match it back to a person - You don't really think your EFTPOS transaction is anonymous, do you?
    Ohhhhhhhh, so now the government can scan your house via satellite and tell that you buy Libra g-string liners ("Alert, alert. There's a g-string wearer at 325 Main St. Alert, alert")? For fuck's sake, WHO FUCKING CARES!?
    RFID won't allow anything that's not already possible, it'll just make it very, very slightly easier. Tracking peoples' purchases is already possible - Not just possible, easy. The cops do it all the time as part of investigations.
    If you don't want your purchasing habits to be tracked, use cash. Wear a disguise. If you use any kind of electronic payment method, or some kind of loyalty card, your button obsession is already known.

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  4. OOO RFID PARANOIA OOOO by t0qer · · Score: 0, Troll

    Should I be scared of RFID tags? This is a big game of "What if"

    What if Johnson and Johnson puts RFID tags in my vitamins, and I poop them out. Should I be worried that RFID tag scanning trucks will be scanning my local sewage treatment plant?

    What if they just built little sewer traversing robots that just sat at my connection to the sewage system analyzing my waste water in order to do data mining to see what nutrients would be better marketed in my area.

    What if Law Enforcement took over that technology and had a sewer traversing robot that could scan RFID tags and analyze what drugs I take?

    OMG what if aliens are taking over mars?