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RFID Industry Confidential Memos
An anonymous reader writes "Cryptome has learned www.autoidcenter.org (RFID flak) has made internal memos available for perusal at their site. Those RFID people sure have some interesting plans for the future. Who needs conspiracy theories, when you can hear it from the horses mouth? Weeeeee!"
was that the sound of their server getting /.-ed?
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"Who needs conspiracy theories, when you can hear it from the horses mouth?" :)
Well, I can't now, thanks to Slashdot. Good job Slashdot, covering up RFID tag conspiracies.
Who needs conspiracy theories when we have conspiracy facts!
Things you think are in the Constitution, but are not.
From communications.pdf:
- Identify potential consumer road blocks/fears.
- Construct a proactive framework to minimise negatives arising.
- Assess consumer reaction if press develop scare stories and develop best messages to pacify.
Sounds like they forgot one step: PROFIT!
Karma: Meh (Mostly from meh.)
Well I went a-exploring:
Search for "1.Earn Trust 2. Collect Info 3.??? 4. Profit"
1 to 5 of 100 results for: "1.Earn Trust 2. Collect Info 3.??? 4. Profit"
Search for "We think we absolutely rock"
1 to 5 of 92 results for: "We think we absolutely rock"
Search for "You can't trust us with your personal data"
1 to 5 of 100 results for: "You can't trust us with your personal data"
An Indian-American Hindu committed to non-violent thought/speech/action alarmed by the global explosion of radical Islam
For those of you who have trouble finding the info at cryptome...
To experience the Auto-ID Center's security holes firsthand, simply visit the web site at http://www.autoidcenter.org and type "confidential" in the site search box.
This actually works!
Color me convinced-- I sure can trust these masters of technology with embedding "green tags" in my clothing! I'm sure the info will never be abused or fall into the wrong hands...
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This is my SIG. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
Which creates an interesting problem when buying a tin-foil hat, I suppose.
With Walmart backing it -- it appears unstoppable.
Whoo hoo! Now I'll have an easy means to do my thesis!
My topic: Tracking the migratory patterns of trailer-park-dwelling white trash with radio signals.
The meteorology people are probably thrilled as well... no more trying to put instrument packages in a tornado's path, just zero in on the RFID tag in Cletus S. Yokel's sneaker, and track it when the tornado sucks him out of his double-wide.
The problem with microwaving clothing would be the shorts I have on right now, for example. They have a metal zipper.
WARNING: Do NOT microwave shorts before removing them from body. Side effects could include actually reading those spams that offer to help you grow larger body parts.
Disable?
Nah... too easy.
What I want to do is reprogram the suckers so when they scan my clothing I will be wearing a alarm clock on my head, have a 12 pack of Gillete Razors hidden in my shoes, answer to the name of Rover, have my shots for distemper, but due for a booster on rabies.
~Z
Oh, man, what are you thinking?!?!?! Never purchase a tin-foil hat! It could secretly be rigged with a mind-control device or fake foil which transfers the rays unfettered! You can't trust a tin-foil hat unless you've assembled it yourself. It's best if you can mine and smelt the ore and roll the foil yourself. Remember, you need to get it thin enough that it won't develop metal fatigue and crack along the bends - otherwise the microwaves and mind-control rays can seep in. ***grumble*** store-bought tin-foil hats... what next?
So just dont buy anything you're not willing to throw in the microwave for 10 seconds.
that rules out pet shops...
'sorry timmy, poor lassie didn't make it through the deactivation procedure'
THE WORLD IS GOING TO END!!!! eventually.
Just turn the tin-foil hat inside out after you buy it. That way the mind-control device is on the outside and you can control the world.
Well, the original article did say that...
Now, I was just about to post something to the effect that while it may well be a privacy negative, anyone who thinks it's a health hazard has probably caught Alzheimers from the aluminum in their tinfoil hat. (Which would be pretty hard, considering the Aluminum-Alzheimer's link has been largely debunked, but never underestimate the power of the placebo effect on a dedicated conspiracy theorist!)
But reading your post... I just realized... who are the real clothing pirates? Who's the greatest threat to WalMart and Chinese Hegemony? Who's the biggest threat the CIAA (Cotton Industry Association of America, oh what an appropriate acronym!)
My God! The friggin' Amish! Of course! The Amish are engaged in the rampant PIRATING of TEXTILES, and they're doing it RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES, RIGHT HERE IN AMERICA!
So yeah, if the research company did the polling in Pennsylvania, you can bet your ass that 61% would fear the health consequences of RFID tags. Hatch! Utah! Mormons! It's a MORMON CONSPIRACY to ERADICATE the AMISH! Gotta get the word out on Slashdot! Hey, check out that horse and buggy across the street, but that's weird, it's got two clean-shaven young drivers in white shirts, damn nice buggy, but the drivers sure don't look Ami{$4[[4][NO CARRIER
"Hi, I notice that you are attempting to place a pair of shorts in your microwave, would you like me to help by:
- recommending other nutritious meals from our corporation
- Retrieve the warranty text for your microwave and shorts from the corporate web site
- Call the authorities to help educate you about the benefits of the RFID EULA you agreed to.
- Retrieve information about the penalties for violating the DMCA
- Suggest other apparel made from al-foil worn by kooks like yourself"
Xix.
"Everything is adjustable, provided you have the right tools"