> From: Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 08:39:24PM -0500, The Fool wrote: > > You put the chips in their clothes, > > easy to scan and remove
They can put them in riveted buttons, shoe soles, and the like such that you would have to damage your clothing in a significant way to remove it. > > > their money, > > money is not unique to the holder -- can't identify someone If all money is RFID'd then stores and banks, etc. will tie specific serial numbers to specific people. They will also be able to work out associations based on who you do business with. > > their tires, > > pedestrians don't carry tires They have shoes, usually. > > their keys, > > wouldn't work well if encased in a metal key, and if it is on the > surface it is easy to remove >From my experience they are keys with large black plastic encasings. Either way, they are required by the new cars to be able to start them. > > their food packaging, > > majority of people will not have packaged food with them when you want > to identify them Lots of people carry around lunches, gum, cigarettes, candy bars, soda cans with them. > > their car parts, > > see above > > > their phones, > > turn the phone off and/or don't buy from companies that implant RFID's > in them It's mandatory under U.S. law now to have GPS receivers in all new phones. They don't allow you to use older phones with the phone networks. > > and you make it so these chips can't be removed or disabled without > > destroying the product they purchased. > > very difficult to do for most products that people carry with them And yet they are creating chips that can't be zapped in microwaves or destroy by washing machines and dryers. Or how about the printers that require specific brand ink cartridges that must have a chip from their own products to work (printer ink is 17 times more expensive than vintage champagne). Every single electronic device can be made to require these authorization chips to work, pda's, phones, etc... _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
