RFID'S

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Originally Posted by Granola Goddess

But just recently someone (not working for the goverment) embedded it under their skin. That's the point I'm trying to make here.

And the cited URL talks about the threats provided by such devices. Yes they have both great advantage and threat. What was once a major innovation - the Universal Product Code - is now becoming obsolete technology. But with the next generation of technology, RFIDs (and other equivalents), we have a large and looming series of problems that most today simply deny.

The point made was that Identity Theft, discussed here long ago, is still not taken seriously. We still have no program to address this problem. For example, lose your social security number and your economic life becomes a disaster. This because we use a SS number for purposes it was never intended. Same with a driver's license.

If we don't even address identity theft - a problem that is finally becoming apparent to most people and was not five years ago - then imagine the problem created by something that will happen no matter what we do - RFID devices. And yes, smart cards read by nearby radio devices (that only work inches away) can also be read by devices many feet distant with current technology. So what protects them?

The problem exists. As a nation, we are not even doing necessary research to combat identify theft. The RFID problem is looming - and also being ignored. Ignored by an economy that still uses SS and driver's license numbers for identity. Classic when a nation does not comprehend technology until it causes destruction. What is it? 20 or 40% of Americans have now had their identity stolen? The only reason we know of this is because CA passed a law demanding the victims be informed. Other states don't even have such identity protection laws. Imagine the exponentially increasing possibilities when everything we buy contains RFID.