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Hacking the RFID Network

Posted by michael on from the ubiquitous-tracking dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The world's largest retailers are developing the EPC Network as the infrastructure for a global rollout of item-level RFID. In many ways this 'Internet of Things' resembles the ISBN system or CueCat's codes-to-content. But the network built for tracking consumer goods could also be used for intangible items: airline seats, music tracks or service calls."

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  1. So this means.... by mboverload · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can track my porn collection internationally?

  2. So what happens .... by taniwha · · Score: 5, Funny
    if I make my own RFID object that pretends to be other stuff .... maybe lots of other stuff ..... ?

    "err sir ... you appear to be stealing an elephant from our store .... err um please turn out your pockets ... wait I was wrong you appear to be carrying the entire housewares department ..."

  3. Re:Sounds like they're working by Qrlx · · Score: 5, Funny

    I propose we begin tagging RFID tags with RFID tags, and feed the data into a meta-tracking database.

  4. Re:And no doubt, trackable. by AnodeCathode · · Score: 5, Funny

    As long as we can continue to obtain rolls of aluminum foil without RFID tags, we should be good to go.