Defense Department Drafts RFID Policy

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Defense Department Drafts RFID Policy

Posted by simoniker on Sunday October 26, 2003 @12:15AM from the rtfm-on-rfid dept.

Bob Wehadababyitsaboy writes "According to CNET News, the Department of Defense has announced its new policy of requiring all suppliers to use RFID chips in all goods supplied to the military by 2005, except on bulk commodities such as sand, grit or liquids. It claims that this move will help them streamline inventory and delivery of vital supplies around the world."

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Dammit... by Realistic_Dragon · 2003-10-26 00:22 · Score: 5, Funny

With improved inventory controls, how the hell am I going to get my hands on a 'surplus' tank now?

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1. Re:Dammit... by AndroidCat · 2003-10-26 01:09 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  So? Swap the tags. With "improved inventory controls", no one is going question that your surplus MRE looks rather large and tank-like.
  The attitude "The computer said so, so it must be right" is always amusing to the people who program them.
  
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2. Re:Dammit... by RealUlli · 2003-10-26 01:37 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  So? Swap the tags. With "improved inventory controls", no one is going question that your surplus MRE looks rather large and tank-like.
  Better yet, reprogram the computer so it says "MRE, over the best before date". When it's capable to move on its own, you better get rid of it. - When it makes the ground shake slightly when moving, better get rid of it QUICKLY! - "Here, let me help you... "
  Cheers, Ulli
  
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cost? by Jafafa+Hots · 2003-10-26 01:00 · Score: 4, Funny

are the RFID tags gonna cost taxpayers $6k each?

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Exceptions the rule... by Dareth · 2003-10-26 01:13 · Score: 4, Funny

except on bulk commodities such as sand, grit or liquids.

Soldier: Hey these grits taste like sand!
Cook: Don't yell at me, we aint got those fancy smancy RFID tags in all our stuff so we can tell our shirts from our underwear!

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Re:I feel safer already... by PhxBlue · 2003-10-26 01:54 · Score: 2, Funny

SGT: Quick Private, Go get a box a gas masks for those civilians
PRVT: Hey, this box is just full of baked beans

SGT: Close enough for government work!

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Re:Prediction... by mickwd · 2003-10-26 02:03 · Score: 4, Funny

Captain: Private, you've done the electronic sweep, are there any enemy soldiers nearby ?

Private: No, SIR. But there's a pair of boots, a combat jacket and a rifle hiding behind that tree.....
Please tell me... by mhotas · 2003-10-26 02:43 · Score: 4, Funny

that my tax dollars are not being used to ship sand around the world. Especially to Iraq.
Re:WARNING! US Gov already mandates RFIDs in CARS by whorfin · 2003-10-26 03:33 · Score: 2, Funny

We would have succeeded in our nefarious plans if it wasn't for you meddling kids! Now that this idiot has revealed our secret plans to oppress the world by spying on your tires and cell phones, we will have to go back to the drawing board.

Perhaps we will finally perfect the underwear cameras this time, but I hope that we get the microchip in nasal spray working, personally. That way we can directly embed the chip in your brains.

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Infringing the Soldiers' Privacy! by Mortanius · 2003-10-26 05:56 · Score: 2, Funny

But think of what we're doing to the soldiers' privacy! Sure, now it's just RFID tags on the crates, but next it'll be RFID tags on every M-16, Stinger missile launcher, and grenade! The government will be able to track each individual soldier and know what they're doing with these weapons! They might even sell this information to third-party arms manufacturers for 'marketing research!'
Re:WARNING! US Gov already mandates RFIDs in CARS by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-26 12:42 · Score: 1, Funny

I think this could be a great way to crack down on people who don't rotate tires, or are habitually under-inflated. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.