RFID'S

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Originally Posted by Granola Goddess

Heard a show on CBC that totally freaked me out. It was on Radio Frequency Identification Tags (spy chips). ... A former US government official wants it implanted in human beings in 10 years. These chips are already present in packaging - IBM computers...televisions...etc. Just look for the EPC tag. It's used for inventory now...but in the future it could be imbedded in shoes...carpet...doorways...etc. to track people.

Where have you been? This has been a concern even 15 years ago. Once you buy clothes with RFID, then anyone can track you as long as you wear that clothing. So is a need for the medication that would disable an RFID chip. But does it happen? How would you know?

This all goes right back to the old discussion even hear about Identify Theft and whether you even have a right to protect you Identity. We don't even let you protect your credit rating (except once a year and only if you know how to do it for free). We don't define what others (and 'the powers that be') can and cannot do. Some here even applaud George Jr for wiretapping Americans without court orders.

So yes, there is a problem. Part of that problem is that Granola Goddess has only recently learned about RFIDs and the so many ways it can be used against us. That means it will also be so easy to hype her fears as well as keep her naive about the real threats created by RFIDs.

Fundamental underlying principles also apply to this previous discussion in The Cellar: Are you Screwed - National ID originally on 17 May 2002. RFID is but the tip of a massive iceberg which has been made even more problematic now that the president of religious extremists would say it is good to use RFIDs to make sure you don't commit adultery.