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Texas Considers Putting RFID Tags in All Cars

Posted by timothy on from the hot-pursuit dept.

An anonymous reader submits "In section 601.507 of Texas HB 2893, the Texas Legislature is considering replacing all vehicle inspection stickers with RFID tags. The legislation also makes provision for the government to use the devices for insurance enforcement. The bill contains limited privacy provisions, but does not seem to exclude other law enforcement usage."

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  1. /me microwaves sticker by Ph33r+th3+g(O)at · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't know what could have happened to it, officer! Must have been the same stray electromagnetism that wiped the stripe on my license!

    --
    I too have felt the cold finger of injustice.
  2. Hmm, this presents a bit of a problem... by pla · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does anyone have a really big microwave oven I could put my car in for a few minutes?

    Hmm, I wonder if a radar gun at very close range would suffice...

    Well, the old "whack it over and over with a rubber mallet" would work, I expect. Break the chip but not the windshield and hopefully not the sticker itself.


    AHA! I've got it...

    A Tesla coil! Put 200kv across the sucker and see how well it fares.


    Nevermind, problem solved. Go about your cries of doom and gloom, everyone.

  3. Re:Remember... by tomhudson · · Score: 4, Funny
    Hey, if you're really worried, just do like Arnie did in "Total Recall" - wrap a wet towel around it.

    It turns out there's some truth in it after all - they're having a hard time using RFID in fruits because the high water content absorbs the signals.
    http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:j7dhJE6hsjsJ: www.ebi.temple.edu/programs/RFID/RFIDSupplyChain.p df+rfid+fruits+absorb+signal&hl=en