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Ten Best, Worst, and Craziest Uses of RFID

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the track-this dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This top 10 rounds up what it calls 'the best, worst and craziest' uses of RFID out there — including chipped kids at Legoland, smart pub tables that let you order drinks, smartcards for sports fans, and chipped airline passengers. The craziest use of the tech surely has to be RFID chips for Marks & Spencer suits — you couldn't pay most people to wear one of them."

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  1. Re:chipped kids? Ok by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    No, you moron - its not for constant tracking.

    Chipping the kid with a 10M chip works - because they can detect when the child is approaching an exit to the park (certainly a confined space far less than 10M in radius, and certian to be covered - I set up security perimeters, and can tell that you obviuously havent a clue), or any secluded area, as well as places like restrooms, and various ride/food areas.

    Those things allow trigger alerts for the security personnel, thats what they are for.

    Sheesh, stop being such a knee jerk idiot that you cannot overcome your paranoid tinfoilhat blinders.

    Not everything is a conspiracy - I suggest you get back on your meds befor posting.