RFID Hell

Matrix2110 writes "Finally, somebody has stepped up with an article that descibes the potental abuse of RFID. Imagine being flagged for social tendencies. Gattaca is not so far off as we think. it is simply a pass of a wand for your embedded tag rather than a drop of blood."

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Gattaca

[vigilology]

IIRC the technology in Gattaca presented a good use. Perhaps not the best example movie?

Calm down

[mattlott]

This technology has its place. All of you wonderful panick stricken people about the Patriot act must remember the Patriot Act puts forth the ground rules we can play by. I assure you the Terrorist are not playing by any rules, and are quite willing to take you most valuable right from you. The one right that you must have to enjoy liberty. The right is the right to breath. Have some perspective work to create the necessary checks and balances--then chill out.

They are criminals, so how is this abuse?

[Shivetya]

The already abused their rights by violating someone elses. Worse was the nature of their crimes. So, I am supposed to feel scared because the government is employing know technology to keep an eye on these "people"?

This also looks like a mechanism to get some people out of incarceration earlier - albeit with a leash. It has been show that sex offenders are notorious for lapseing back, so why not "just check"?

Frankly, these perverts are lucky they have any freedom. No society can exist where people like this can prey on the young with impunity.

What is more disgusting is the so called "civil liberty" groups who try to make out these law breakers as the victim. This is a big problem in the states and obviously its elsewhere.

Concern about well being of a fellow human is fine, allowing it to cloud your judgement isn't.

PS: There ain't jack about RFIDs in this story.

Re:Article has nothing to do with RFID tags

[passthecrackpipe]

Raping little kids should be a capital offence. It has nothing to do with "talking" to kids, it is about about a guy forcing himself on a 3 year old. It is about 2 little 10 year old girls, abducted, raped and murdered. It is about little kids being abducted and forced into the child-porn industry. If you have kids, you will know *exactly* why I react the way I do. Wait until they want to move a sick monster like that a block away from your childs school - see how you feel about it then. This is not about suspected criminals, but about convicted child molesters.