Does anyone happen to know who the major players are in actually providing this technology to the likes of the CC companies and Wal-mart? It would seem those suppliers would have a lot more to gain from RFID being used than Visa, Amex, Wal-mart, etc. In my mind, this would not only play into how much they are promoting the implementation of RFID, but possibly make them greater security concerns than the CC companies themselves. While RFID itself is a standard, who knows what an individual chipmaker may do in "an effort to increase profits." I don't think the little fish would be much of a concern, as it's the big fish who can gobble others up and also have a better means to put up smoke and mirrors to hide any "poor" practices... Just looking to find out who to point my ACLU buddies at.
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That's no joke!!
With a username like gorbachev, are you here on an H1-B yourself???
Oops... probably shouldn't throw stones while living in a glass house... :)
Does anyone happen to know who the major players are in actually providing this technology to the likes of the CC companies and Wal-mart? It would seem those suppliers would have a lot more to gain from RFID being used than Visa, Amex, Wal-mart, etc. In my mind, this would not only play into how much they are promoting the implementation of RFID, but possibly make them greater security concerns than the CC companies themselves. While RFID itself is a standard, who knows what an individual chipmaker may do in "an effort to increase profits." I don't think the little fish would be much of a concern, as it's the big fish who can gobble others up and also have a better means to put up smoke and mirrors to hide any "poor" practices... Just looking to find out who to point my ACLU buddies at.
Where do I sign up then... I don't even care if I can actually use the ISP service. I just want a 'Ginger'!!!
What's up with that name?!? Do new customers receive a pogo stick when they signup?