At the school in which I teach, all students and teachers have a RFID. Kinda cool, easy to tell when students are skipping out. Once I was relaxing for a few minutes on the porcelain thrown and got a knock at the door with a question from a student! Now as soon as I get in the door I swap the battery out for a very weak one ... drives 'em nuts ; )
> For RFID, you might not need a Faraday cage - you might just microwave > it for a while. Should disable it. (never tried it though). > > I am not sure that microwaving iPhone is a good idea in that sense :) > > That's the spirit! > > Katy > > > > --- On Tue, 9/1/09, Brian Riordan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Brian Riordan <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: RE: [Texascavers] Big-Brother related > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 6:03 PM > > Foil hat- I hear ya Joe! > > I'm currently working on building a compliant Faraday Cage > > to keep out > > Big Brother (who I'll from here on out I'll refer to as > > "Big Stepdad") > > I'm gonna call it the "Faraday Freedom Frock" (working > > title). > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage > > > > If you don't mind eliminating any way for someone to call > > you, I > > believe there are cases comercially available to put your > > phone in to > > block any signals in or out, but then why carry > > phone? Personally, > > I'm still a big fan of the pager. There are also > > sleaves available > > for blocking RFID signals- passive and active (like the > > ones in the > > new passports). > > > > As for physically taking data storage devices and searching > > them: what > > a crock! If I really want to hide something, I'll > > have no problem > > disguising or hiding 2 gigs the size of my thumbnail. > > What a waste of > > government resources (surprise!). > > > > As for the teachers: My wife is one of those teachers > > who "meekly > > gave up her right to privacy". But of course, after 4 > > years of school > > to teach they spring that rule on you, and there are plenty > > of people > > willing to be fingerprinted to get the job- what do you > > do? If she > > kept her "privacy" she'd have to have 3 roomates to pay the > > bills. > > OR, give up her privacy so she could have enough money to > > have her own > > place (at the time). It's just like the social > > security number: "not > > to be used as identification". Try to get credit > > without one! > > > > I disagree with it too, but not a lot of options... > > > > -B > > > > On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 9:43 AM, <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > The cell phone tracking is something I had read about > > but never gave a ton > > > of thought to until I bought the new iphone. On my > > first generation iphone > > > the tracking feature could put me in a 10 or 20 block > > area. A little close > > > for comfort but not awful. My new iphone without using > > gps often shows my > > > precise location to within 10-30 feet. It does this by > > triangulating my > > > location from the cell towers but then goes a step > > further using the wifi > > > networks nearby to greatly improve the accuracy. Using > > the built in > > > accelerometer the phone even knows what direction I am > > facing... > > > > > > I'm not entirely sure this makes me comfortable but > > then again I continue to > > > use it. I suppose the moral of the story is that if > > you need privacy don't > > > buy any portable electronic device. > > > > > > Heck, my cat has her own RFID chip. I used to think > > that using cash instead > > > of cards also helps but now I am hearing that the > > strips in new money can be > > > picked up by sensors at customs. I've not yet > > completely substantiated this > > > one yet... > > > > > > Time to get out my foil hat! > > > > > > Joe > > > > > > On Sep 1, 2009 8:59am, Linda Palit <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> The local grocery is about to require a > > fingerprint with check and > > >> > > >> identification, if you want to use a check. It > > has been tested in Austin, > > >> > > >> etc, and seems to have worked out. Babies and > > children are sometimes > > >> > > >> fingerprinted to use as comparison in the case of > > crimes. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Anonymity is becoming rare and more difficult, and > > fingerprinting is > > >> > > >> associated with things much different than it once > > was. > > >> > > >> I put this in a different category than invading > > my personal laptop or > > >> > > >> tapping my phone, but in a digital age, perhaps it > > all runs together. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> > > >> From: Katy Roodenko [mailto:[email protected]] > > >> > > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 8:50 AM > > >> > > >> To: Cavers Texas > > >> > > >> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Big-Brother related > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Hm, > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Can we (the foreigners who for whatever reason > > come to visit USA) encrypt > > >> > > >> our fingerprints? I have never been to any as > > humiliating process as this > > >> > > >> one: being taken my fingerprints at the US > > border. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> I guess it is really not the best way to make > > friends. I know many of my > > >> > > >> friends in Europe who would not come to USA > > precisely for this reason. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> For whatever reasons, very recently, Texas > > Teachers were ordered to give > > >> > > >> their fingerprints as well. I expected riots and > > protests - but they went > > >> > > >> silently to gave up all their privacy as easily as > > that! What a KGB > > >> country > > >> > > >> of obedient society who shouts loudly on privacy > > but really forgot what > > >> > > >> "privacy" really means! > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Really, if I had a kid, I would not like it to be > > educated by these > > >> > > >> teachers. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Katy > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> --- On Tue, 9/1/09, Don Cooper [email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > From: Don Cooper [email protected]> > > >> > > >> > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Big-Brother > > related > > >> > > >> > To: "Mixon Bill" [email protected]> > > >> > > >> > Cc: "Cavers Texas" [email protected]> > > >> > > >> > Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 5:10 AM > > >> > > >> > I figure if you re-constitute zeros and ones > > >> > > >> > on my computer with enough permutations, you > > can make up > > >> > > >> > just about anything including 9/11 plans and > > blueprints for > > >> > > >> > thermonuke devices. > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > I am all FOR encryption. If its MY > > bizness, then it > > >> > > >> > should STAY my business. As far as probing > > things I've > > >> > > >> > thought about and not done - well that is > > MINE ALONE. Stay > > >> > > >> > out of my HEAD - FEDS! > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > And as far as tracking my relative position > > between cell > > >> > > >> > phone towers - How else can I receive a phone > > call when > > >> > > >> > I'm out and about? But yeah - thanks for > > reminding me, > > >> > > >> > Bill - I should always remember to always > > turn it off when > > >> > > >> > I'm out there committing crimes! > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > -WaV > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 8:47 PM, > > >> > > >> > Mixon Bill [email protected]> > > >> > > >> > wrote: > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > Surely the authority of the customs people to > > inspect > > >> > > >> > vessels or vehicles applies only to those > > that have been > > >> > > >> > outside the United States? > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > Anyway, there was an amusing thing in the > > news a few months > > >> > > >> > ago. Some guy came into the US from Canada > > and somehow the > > >> > > >> > customs people learned that there was kiddy > > porn on his > > >> > > >> > laptop computer and arrested him. However, > > the files were > > >> > > >> > encrypted, and even the feds were unable to > > break the > > >> > > >> > encryption and prove it. Courts ruled that > > the defendent > > >> > > >> > could not be required to give up the key to > > the code. (I > > >> > > >> > suspect this might have been a deliberate > > test case, with > > >> > > >> > the offending image deliberately out where > > the customs > > >> > > >> > inspector would see it.) > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > Drive them crazy. Get PGP (Pretty Good > > Privacy) and encrypt > > >> > > >> > lots of perfectly innocent stuff on your > > computer. Don't > > >> > > >> > use some wimpy encryption facility that comes > > with your > > >> > > >> > operating system; it is probably not > > NSA-proof. (Actually, > > >> > > >> > of course, unless you deliberately do > > something to make them > > >> > > >> > suspicious--not recommended--, it is > > extremely unlikely that > > >> > > >> > they'll ever check.) It would be really nice > > if it was > > >> > > >> > easy and convenient to encrypt everything, > > including all > > >> > > >> > voice communications. But almost nobody > > really cares about > > >> > > >> > his privacy. 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