The card read goes to a physical security panel, not to a PC. The users transaction info is sent to the PC from the panel. It consists of the door's ID#, the card number, and the time the transaction took place (in general). Theres tons of different kinds of card formats (Weigand, etc) and not all card readers can extrapolate the information correctly. So don't worry about your credit card RFID tag being read by the access control system.
Then don't plan on working for any large companies, even this day and age. Most companies run reports to find out what employees are where in their facility judging by what card readers they've accessed recently. Haven't read out with your card? Then you're either still in that area, or you walked out the door behind someone who did. On-Site reports are pretty common for us.
I'm not saying we should ignore it and hope it goes away, by all means. I'm all for privacy myself (And I install high end CCTV equipment for a living), but we're a long ways off from being able to track any RFID tags from a large distance.
If you have a proximity card or key fob from an x-employer you may want to take a look at it sometime, take it apart. If its a white card, put it up to the light. Its essentially just a coil of wires with a small chip containing a small string of digits. A site code and a card number. It can't contain any personal information because its a dumb device. They're programmed from the factory and shipped out. They contain NO information about you or anyone else, just a disclaimer.
Now an RFID tag on a credit card or somesuch would definately have the card string, etc. But the tag thats in there would be even smaller than one in a proximity access card. It would require physical contact with the reading device to get a read. And if you have any other RFID devices in your wallet/pocket/lunchbox? You'll never get a clear read.
I work for a small security outfit and we put in access control systems with RFID tag badges, fobs, etc. The chances of someone carrying around a reader and the equipment needed to decode whatever cards they find is pretty minimal, and with the minimal read range of the ID tags you need to have a pretty serious setup to get a valid read. Even the standard size proximity card reader can only read at a range of about 2-4" max. HID makes a reader called the Pro Prox that is about 15" x 15" and has a read range of around a foot.
I wouldn't worry so much. Nobody is going to be snagging your credit card numbers from space. If you see someone walking around with a backpack and a car battery tied to his leg and your hair stands on end when you get within a couple feet, then maybe be concerned. These readers really aren't what people make them out to be. Hell, most of the smaller RFID devices require contact with the reader to work.
I work for a local CCTV/Surveilance/Locksmith here and we do work for some pretty major companies in the area (Power companies, paper mills, food production facilities, etc).
We put in some incredibly high end equipment and I can't imagine how difficult it would be to match a face to a database. Biometrics has gone pretty far, but to match enough points of a face and have it at just the right angle would be nearly impossible. For even a hand scanner to work correctly you need to have your hand in there just right so it'll read your finger prints.
Eye scanners have a hard enough time with you not doing things just right. It's no surprise that their facial recognition software wouldn't be able to make positive ID's. Besides, it's my experience that people do NOT like to be constantly watched. Privacy rights are going to play a large role in the coming years of CCTV.
Not every contractor has knowledge of Linux and even so many that do don't INSTALL it. Your average company isn't going to support something like that and someone who does will probably charge more.
Sure, you save $27k/year in licensing, but how much do you spend in training? Most kids and teachers aren't going to be used to mounting drives and troubleshooting hardware when things go awry in linux.
Microsoft-based OS's are just familiar to them, it's easier to use for the most part and something that they can relate to.
Even being like 1/8" off of a solid colored surface causes problems so a picture probably wouldn't work. Those things are awfully sensitive. You need almost direct contact with the surface for it to be useable. You could put the picture on top of the glass, but then why not just use a mousepad?;p
They should probably set up a whole "ADs only" hour so they can get all their stuff in and done at once. I bought the 13ep version of Record of Lodoss War and holy balls, there were literally 6-7 intro's for ADV in a row before the film started. Crazy.
They're neat little toys, I've seen a couple reviews of them in the past. They seem to get a pretty decent amount of battery life (compared to the average 12v RC car), some even have little charging stations on the controllers themselves.
I still think I prefer the larger version RC cars though.. I'd like to see one come out with a mini fuel cell, that'd be slick.
"Furthermore, they plan on not fixing Word 97, leaving millions of users out in the cold. Yet another reason to try OpenOffice.org."
They say that like other companies don't orphan software after 5 years. Programs become obsolete. Are we to ask Adobe to support Photoshop 4 still after it's had (at least) two major releases after it?
As per [H]ardOCP:
AMD has specifically said that their 2400+ and 2600+ CPUs will be shipping today, but whom they are shipping to and in what quantities is unknown."""
To actually have one of these set up in store. You know how at best buy and such they have a little looping demo on how to use the PC, or what it could be used for? Why not have something like that for *nix? If there already IS something like that, why isn't it being used widespread?
Realistically, this is all it would take for someone to go "Oh, look what I can do with this!"
Here (Wisconsin, Fox Valley area) we have a definitive list of prefixes that are only available for cellphones. I'd always assumed that it was the same way for everyone (just so it could be policed in some way).
Last I checked telemarketers weren't allowed to use cellphone ranges for phone spam (unless you somehow opt in, which I'd suppose theres a great chance of).
If I got a call on my cell with some "company" offering services to me, you'd bet that I'd be demanding to speak to management and taking down their name and number.
I think with some phone providers you can actually report those calls to them too and get a possible refund, or get the business blocked.
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The only problem that I can see is that a lot of independent musicians, artists, and whomever else use some of these file sharing programs purposely to get their music out and about in the market. They can't afford the gigantic charges of advertising and can't contend with the other paying bands who get their stuff on the air.
Theres a TON more out on these networks than just illegal files, but I do agree with you that the majority is such (and it's unfortunate).
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The card read goes to a physical security panel, not to a PC. The users transaction info is sent to the PC from the panel. It consists of the door's ID#, the card number, and the time the transaction took place (in general). Theres tons of different kinds of card formats (Weigand, etc) and not all card readers can extrapolate the information correctly. So don't worry about your credit card RFID tag being read by the access control system.
Then don't plan on working for any large companies, even this day and age. Most companies run reports to find out what employees are where in their facility judging by what card readers they've accessed recently. Haven't read out with your card? Then you're either still in that area, or you walked out the door behind someone who did. On-Site reports are pretty common for us.
I'm not saying we should ignore it and hope it goes away, by all means. I'm all for privacy myself (And I install high end CCTV equipment for a living), but we're a long ways off from being able to track any RFID tags from a large distance.
If you have a proximity card or key fob from an x-employer you may want to take a look at it sometime, take it apart. If its a white card, put it up to the light. Its essentially just a coil of wires with a small chip containing a small string of digits. A site code and a card number. It can't contain any personal information because its a dumb device. They're programmed from the factory and shipped out. They contain NO information about you or anyone else, just a disclaimer.
Now an RFID tag on a credit card or somesuch would definately have the card string, etc. But the tag thats in there would be even smaller than one in a proximity access card. It would require physical contact with the reading device to get a read. And if you have any other RFID devices in your wallet/pocket/lunchbox? You'll never get a clear read.
I work for a small security outfit and we put in access control systems with RFID tag badges, fobs, etc. The chances of someone carrying around a reader and the equipment needed to decode whatever cards they find is pretty minimal, and with the minimal read range of the ID tags you need to have a pretty serious setup to get a valid read. Even the standard size proximity card reader can only read at a range of about 2-4" max. HID makes a reader called the Pro Prox that is about 15" x 15" and has a read range of around a foot. I wouldn't worry so much. Nobody is going to be snagging your credit card numbers from space. If you see someone walking around with a backpack and a car battery tied to his leg and your hair stands on end when you get within a couple feet, then maybe be concerned. These readers really aren't what people make them out to be. Hell, most of the smaller RFID devices require contact with the reader to work.
"You're kidding right? I'm guessing he could speak at least two languages"
Have you talked to any flavor of outsourced tech support lately?
I work for a local CCTV/Surveilance/Locksmith here and we do work for some pretty major companies in the area (Power companies, paper mills, food production facilities, etc).
We put in some incredibly high end equipment and I can't imagine how difficult it would be to match a face to a database. Biometrics has gone pretty far, but to match enough points of a face and have it at just the right angle would be nearly impossible. For even a hand scanner to work correctly you need to have your hand in there just right so it'll read your finger prints.
Eye scanners have a hard enough time with you not doing things just right. It's no surprise that their facial recognition software wouldn't be able to make positive ID's. Besides, it's my experience that people do NOT like to be constantly watched. Privacy rights are going to play a large role in the coming years of CCTV.
This isn't a new sport. Theres been a lot of bars in the Fox Valley area here in Wisconsin that have been doing it for -years-.
Maybe new in the "accepted as an olympic sport" sense, but in the grand scheme it's not.
Not every contractor has knowledge of Linux and even so many that do don't INSTALL it. Your average company isn't going to support something like that and someone who does will probably charge more.
Sure, you save $27k/year in licensing, but how much do you spend in training? Most kids and teachers aren't going to be used to mounting drives and troubleshooting hardware when things go awry in linux.
Microsoft-based OS's are just familiar to them, it's easier to use for the most part and something that they can relate to.
Cost savings != efficiency.
Even being like 1/8" off of a solid colored surface causes problems so a picture probably wouldn't work. Those things are awfully sensitive. You need almost direct contact with the surface for it to be useable. You could put the picture on top of the glass, but then why not just use a mousepad? ;p
They should probably set up a whole "ADs only" hour so they can get all their stuff in and done at once. I bought the 13ep version of Record of Lodoss War and holy balls, there were literally 6-7 intro's for ADV in a row before the film started. Crazy.
"Too bad it takes 3 Service Packs..." So what? Nt4 had what.. 7 service packs? Up to 6a or something wasn't it?
..Groo vs Aeon Flux.
They're neat little toys, I've seen a couple reviews of them in the past. They seem to get a pretty decent amount of battery life (compared to the average 12v RC car), some even have little charging stations on the controllers themselves.
I still think I prefer the larger version RC cars though.. I'd like to see one come out with a mini fuel cell, that'd be slick.
"Furthermore, they plan on not fixing Word 97, leaving millions of users out in the cold. Yet another reason to try OpenOffice.org."
They say that like other companies don't orphan software after 5 years. Programs become obsolete. Are we to ask Adobe to support Photoshop 4 still after it's had (at least) two major releases after it?
As per [H]ardOCP: AMD has specifically said that their 2400+ and 2600+ CPUs will be shipping today, but whom they are shipping to and in what quantities is unknown."""
Special humor game
I hope that you enjoy it
This is my first work
Gor-Gor comes and you must die
Swats F-16s from the sky
Admit you crave the gift he brings you
Fall worship tyrant king, you Gor-Gor!
Toshiba was actually the first manufacturer to put GF 2go's in their notebooks.
Open your eyes! We've been lied to this whole time about element 8 as well!
To actually have one of these set up in store. You know how at best buy and such they have a little looping demo on how to use the PC, or what it could be used for? Why not have something like that for *nix? If there already IS something like that, why isn't it being used widespread?
Realistically, this is all it would take for someone to go "Oh, look what I can do with this!"
...and I saw a beowulf cluster of chickens.
Alright, I deserve to get modded down for that.
Really? That sucks in a bad way.
Here (Wisconsin, Fox Valley area) we have a definitive list of prefixes that are only available for cellphones. I'd always assumed that it was the same way for everyone (just so it could be policed in some way).
Last I checked telemarketers weren't allowed to use cellphone ranges for phone spam (unless you somehow opt in, which I'd suppose theres a great chance of).
If I got a call on my cell with some "company" offering services to me, you'd bet that I'd be demanding to speak to management and taking down their name and number.
I think with some phone providers you can actually report those calls to them too and get a possible refund, or get the business blocked.
The only problem that I can see is that a lot of independent musicians, artists, and whomever else use some of these file sharing programs purposely to get their music out and about in the market. They can't afford the gigantic charges of advertising and can't contend with the other paying bands who get their stuff on the air.
Theres a TON more out on these networks than just illegal files, but I do agree with you that the majority is such (and it's unfortunate).
.......
.0001 (Selling your soul) =
1 billion x 25% (Being very conservative) =
250,000,000
250,000,000 x $100 per license (Saying your average person only bought one OS license in the last 15 years) =
25,000,000,000
25,000,000,000 x
2,500,000
Sell my soul for 2.5 Mil? What the hell!
Nobody is going to be drooling over an 8mb video card at a LAN party, especially not some unknown card manufacturer.
And 13 pounds? No thanks.