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RFID Leaders Talk Privacy

Posted by michael on from the talk-is-cheap dept.

An anonymous reader writes "RFID News has released a set of interviews with EPIC, VeriSign, CASPIAN, HP and EPCGlobal on RFID and privacy. From CASPIAN founder Katherine Albrecht: 'In most cases, asking how a company exploring item-level RFID tagging can protect their customers' privacy is like asking a fox how he can best ensure the safety of your chickens.'"

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  1. Quoth the Fox: by Giant+Ape+Skeleton · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I had to eat the chickens to protect them"

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    The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
  2. Tinfoil Hat by Prince+Vegeta+SSJ4 · · Score: 4, Funny

    wow a "tinfoil hat" that I can keep in my pocket. Actually a Tinfoil Forcefield!

  3. Blown out of proportion by Zed2K · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ahhh, RFID. The latest topic that gets some slashdotters panties all in a bunch.

    But with RFID at least the store will instantly know what kind of panties they are so you can reorder them.

  4. Great for married men... by Tenebrious1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tired of buying gifts your wife hates? Unsure exactly what size she wears? RFID is the answer! Put a detector by the door, collect a couple weeks of data, and voila, you have a list of her favorite clothes! Then you can go buy similar items and she'll think you're wonderful and so intuitive about her tastes!

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    -- If god wanted me to have a sig, he'd have given me a sense of humor.