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The Trouble with RFID

Posted by michael on 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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  4. buttsex by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  5. Well.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I could see the problem with nefarious rfid tags being hidden into clothes, food etc.. but the usefulness of this would be rather limited, because the tags would eventuall be moved or removed. I, however, can also see the positive points of tracking people (theft protection in stores, which is deactived on the actual product when they leave the store.) we already have this type of thing now (ink tags, on merchandise inventory control systems, etc...) however the problem with RFID is that it is not as noticeable and it can be completely untraceable (i heard of rfid tags being half the size of a grain of rice... maybe smaller, i havent kept up on it)

  6. Re:Say What? by mo^ · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    simon and garfinkel....

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  7. gnu millennium kicking in faster than eXPected? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you know what they say about change?

  8. The guy's name is Simon Garfunkel? by samuelk · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Let me guess: his middle name is "And".

  9. I love Simson and Garfinkle by nanojath · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think the bigger question is why Simson and Garfinkle are wasting their time on RFID issues when they should be planning the comeback tour... I love their stuff... Cecilia, you're breakin' my heart...

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  10. Re:Only if... by GMontag · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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