That's really too bad. We were going to make RFID tags that could be put on doctors, nurses, patients, laptops, PDAs, and other hospital assets, to enable things like: When a doctor walks up to a laptop of PDA, the system sees they are close together, and enables a login window for the doctor to log in, then when the doctor and his PDA walk up to a patient, the system again sees the proximity, and broadcasts the patient's records onto the PDA. The idea is to cut down on medical mistakes that result in 100,000 deaths a year, or so I've heard.
But leave it to the unscrupulous few to make use of such technology, not for the safety and benefit of patients, but for the invasive monitoring and control of their staff. You can't build anything potentially beneficial that some people can't figure out how to use to the detriment of others. Dick ________________________________ From: bodhisattva <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, April 26, 2010 7:32:02 PM Subject: Re: CS>another question about cell phones Here's a true story.. This stuff is real, it's not fantasy land. My wife works at a hospital. Last year they issued "Collars" for all employees, even the health professionals (my wife). I told my wife they were doing that for "Total Control", and would use them to monitor everyones movements, track you, who you are talking to, and what you are saying. She scoffed, and said I was being ridiculous about the matter. What happens? Her friend is fired, they claimed she was in the break room too much during her shift. How did they know? Yup.. The tracking collars they all have to wear around their necks. My wife kind of looked at me with a scared look, then said "Unbelievable...".. Also, this device violates "HIPPA" regulations, why? It broadcasts confidential patient data over a non-secure network, and broadcasts it verbally into a room regardless of where someone is, and who is listening. Funny this, a year before my wife got one of those "Work Surveys" they claim are anonymous. I told my wife to absolutely not fill it out, saying they know exactly who does them, that there is an embedded code in them. She scoffed, said I was being ridiculous. The hospital also has a so-called "Anonymous" tip line for people with complaints about the work environment or their bosses.. Well you can guess what happens next, one of her co-workers gets booted for saying her bosses are losers on these "Services". One you sort of figure it out, all of this stuff starts to become more and more obvious. The first thing you lose is your innocent view of society - sadly. needling around wrote: > > >You might want to explain what a "cell repeater" >is if you are warning against it. > >Also, what are we looking for and where re >tracking devices in clothing? It would help to know what we are >looking for. >Thanks. >PT
