The Trouble with RFID

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Posted by michael on Thursday February 5, 2004 @01:52AM from the preaching-to-the-choir dept.

wintermute42 writes "Simson Garfinkel, author of Practical Unix & Internet Security along with Gene Spafford and Alan Schwartz, has an article in The Nation on RFID tags. They're not just for tracking stuff. They can track you too."

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Anyone with two feet and perhaps access to a car by ObviousGuy · 2004-02-05 01:55 · Score: 4, Funny

Anyone can track you. Really. All it takes is a notebook and pencil.

Get over yourselves. Jeez.

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I have been pwned because my /. password was too easy to guess.
Obligatory by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-05 01:57 · Score: 5, Funny

In Soviet Russia RFID tracks you. Wait... that's not right is it?
What's in a name... by lukewarmfusion · 2004-02-05 02:06 · Score: 4, Funny

like Simson Garfinkel. First of all, it's not exactly a common-sounding name to me. Maybe it is in other parts of the world.

Second, can I withstand the desire to crack a Simon & Garfunkel joke? I mean, almost all the letters are there...

Hello R-F my old friend,
I've come to talk with you again.
Because the data softly creeping
I am just lying here weeping
Because a hacker
Just stole my identity...
And now my bank account is silenced.
Volition and benefit by The+Ape+With+No+Name · 2004-02-05 02:23 · Score: 4, Funny

In this case, you willingly put it on in order to operate and interact with your community of runners. Basically, to see who is the best among you and to see what your time is for personal reasons.

In the scary case, WalMart puts an RFID tag on my tighty-whities and then I go to Target and over the intercom comes a voice that says, "John Allman, Welcome to Target. We have tighty-whities for sale."

Personally, I am learning to sew.

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Comparing it to Windows will be a moot point, since El Dorado is going to have a 40% larger code base than XP.
Re:Only if... by dahamsta · 2004-02-05 02:56 · Score: 4, Funny

Just throw everything you buy from Wal-Mart in the bin, save yourself the worry.
NOW I'M WORRIED. by GeneralEmergency · 2004-02-05 03:16 · Score: 4, Funny

It seems like a paranoid fellow can't even buy alumunum foil anymore without being monitored.

Now what'll I use to line my Official Area 51 Ball Cap?

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"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
GeneralEmergency
A new business opportunity by r_j_prahad · 2004-02-05 06:55 · Score: 4, Funny

For a scant few bucks an hour, I will take your RFID tags out for a walk about the town. Spend a few more dollars, your RFID tags get to go to the opera, making you appear a very sophisticated gent. But skimp on the tip, and your tags spend a half hour in an alley known for prostitution and drugs.

This month's special - your RFID tags get a tour of the White House! And maybe even a chance to meet the president's RFID tags. Register soon as there are only a few openings available each year.