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RFID Explained

Posted by michael on from the ping-pong dept.

SecurityFocus has a nice column summarizing the last year's worth of stories about RFID. Of course, you, diligent Slashdot reader, have read about many of these already. But for your slacker friends that need an RFID education in one easy-to-digest article, here you go.

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  1. Small enough...? by Gefiltefish · · Score: 0, Troll


    Small enough to swallow without notice? Ashcroft must love these things!

    1. Re:Small enough...? by DarkBlackFox · · Score: 0, Troll

      Yeah, that would only work for a few hours though, unless Ashcroft plans on tracking your shit.

  2. RFID explained by Reality+Master+101 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Allow me to explain RFID tags in one easy-to-understand sentence:

    They are exactly like bar code tags, except they are scanned by electromagnetic sensors, rather than lasers.

    Boom! That's it. Yes, the paranoia is totally and completely stupid.

    --
    Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.
  3. Why complain? Make money! by dspyder · · Score: 0, Troll

    I don't know why all you slashdotters are complaining about this. RFID is powerful technology that corporations want to purchase. The ROI is super-quick and super-obvious to even the dumbest CFO.

    MAKE MONEY!

    Read up about this stuff. Learn the upsides, and the downsides. Build some useful software around this (more than just inventory and asset tracking). Apply for jobs at these companies! Quit bitching, and take advantage of the situation.

    --D