No need to buy anything, just build your own RFID zapper to get rid of those pesky RFIDs!
Here is a recipe to build one yourself from the flash of a throw-away camera:
http://itp.nyu.edu/everybit/blog/media/rfid-zapper .pdf
Not compliant with any FCC rulings though...
"How close are we to being recognized by a computer anywhere we go, as portrayed in movies like Minority Report?"
Pretty close already. Many telecommunications companies store the roaming behavior of your cell phone which probably implicates your whereabouts as well.
I live in the Netherlands as well and I am quite shocked and ashamed by your experience. Unfortunately, the general public in Holland is relatively unaware of the horrible circumstances immigrants are facing in our country. Government policy and media coverage only address the 'benefits' of this draconic system. The concept of a global 'terrorist threat' acts like a catalyst in the hardening and closing of Dutch society.
And the immigrants that eventually do manage to gain Dutch citizenship face harsh discrimination when honestly trying to integrate. There are a lot of genuine refugees and immigrants, highly educated, that find themselves in a position impossible to get a decent job. I recently had a conversation with an Iranian who was delivering newspapers; the best job he could find in the Netherlands, despite being a qualified doctor. I admit, medical standards are probably lower in Iran, but this man deserved something better than delivering newspapers...
Well, elections coming up in november... let's see what happens!
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No need to buy anything, just build your own RFID zapper to get rid of those pesky RFIDs! Here is a recipe to build one yourself from the flash of a throw-away camera: http://itp.nyu.edu/everybit/blog/media/rfid-zapper .pdf
Not compliant with any FCC rulings though...
Pretty close already. Many telecommunications companies store the roaming behavior of your cell phone which probably implicates your whereabouts as well.
I live in the Netherlands as well and I am quite shocked and ashamed by your experience. Unfortunately, the general public in Holland is relatively unaware of the horrible circumstances immigrants are facing in our country. Government policy and media coverage only address the 'benefits' of this draconic system. The concept of a global 'terrorist threat' acts like a catalyst in the hardening and closing of Dutch society. And the immigrants that eventually do manage to gain Dutch citizenship face harsh discrimination when honestly trying to integrate. There are a lot of genuine refugees and immigrants, highly educated, that find themselves in a position impossible to get a decent job. I recently had a conversation with an Iranian who was delivering newspapers; the best job he could find in the Netherlands, despite being a qualified doctor. I admit, medical standards are probably lower in Iran, but this man deserved something better than delivering newspapers... Well, elections coming up in november... let's see what happens!