On 14 Jan 2003 at 23:13, David Hobby wrote: > The Fool wrote: > > > > http://news.com.com/2010-1069-980325.html > > > > Could we be constantly tracked through our clothes, shoes or even > > our cash in the future? > ... An > > MIT-affiliated standards group called the Auto-ID Center said in an > > e-mailed statement to News.com that they have "designed a kill > > feature to be built into every (RFID) tag. If consumers are > > concerned, the tags can be easily destroyed with an inexpensive > > reader. How this will be executed i.e. in the home or at point of > > sale is still being defined, and will be tested in the third phase > > of the field test." > ... > > As a Consumer, I want more! The tags should be off whenever > they are outside my house, and on inside it. I need the tags for the > computerized object-tracking system!
Oooh. Yeah! Actually, given the fact my short term memory is awful (one of the effects of my dyslexia), a way to locate various objects without a search WOULD be handy. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
