Re: Taking RFID a bit too far?

[Ake Hedman <akhe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard,

If I got one from the government my standpoint would be an other. But if=20
I implant it myself... Just a code. We reveal our identity (and=20
position) by our credit cards, lock cards, rebate cards, phone calls or=20
by just wearing a cellular phone all the time. And a tag like this is=20
much harder to read from a distance the other things we use. You cant=20
read it two meters or even one meter away.

The cellular is the first thing to get rid of  if this scares you. ;-).

/Ake

Richard Nielsen wrote:

>
> =C5ke,
>
> you are Swedish right?  Well most people in most other countries
(like=20
> France where I live) feel very uncofortable with the thought that=20
> someone could ID you without you knowing.
> Here (in France) I can not be ID:ed (for certain) if I move to
another=20
> region unless I want to. We think that that is a good thing.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Ake Hedman
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 2:55 PM
>   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Taking RFID a bit too far?
>
>
>   Is this upsetting everyone?  Why?  At the risk of also being
classified
>   as insane ;-)  I would have no problem with this if this was a
medical
>   approved ampule, which I am certain is was what this guy put in as
i=20
> had
>   help from a doctor. OK someone with a reader that comes close( ~1 cm
or
>   so)  to the spot where the ampule is located can get the serial
number.
>   But information like this do I through around me when I use my
credit
>   card and such also. An ampule of this size would probably not move
>   around in the body either.
>
>   Is there some other problems or risks that I have missed?
>
>   Cheers
>   /Ake
>
>   Andrew M Stemen wrote:
>
>   >
>   > Holy crap...
>   >
>   > Well... I *was* looking for some way to guarantee that I
would=20
> always have
>   > an RFID chip on me, so as to be able to get in my house, after
I
>   > install the
>   > RFID reader...
>   >
>   > LOL just kidding... I'm not *quite* that... ummm.... insane?
>   >
>   > Andrew
>   >
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>   > From: Andy Davies [mailto:dajdavies@xxxxxxx]
>   > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 4:15 AM
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>   > Subject: [ukha_d] Taking RFID a bit too far?
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