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Re: Taking RFID a bit too far?




Richard,

>There is a distinct difference between tracking me and tracking my=20
phone. ;-
You are absolutely right. At least if you are aware of the risks and=20
take precautions to hide your identity. Most people don't. And together=20
with all the other electronic traces we leave after us I guess its quite=20
easy to track us anyway.

BTW Not used to see someone using "=C5" in my name (which of
course is=20
correct) in an email... Surprised. ;-)

Cheers
/Ake

Richard Nielsen wrote:

>
> =C5ke,
> I agree completly! I merely tried to explain why some people may
get=20
> the creeps when contemplating such a thing.
>
> There is a distinct difference between tracking me and tracking my=20
> phone. ;-)
>
> /Richard
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Ake Hedman
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 6:16 PM
>   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Taking RFID a bit too far?
>
>
>   Richard,
>
>   If I got one from the government my standpoint would be an other.=20
> But if
>   I implant it myself... Just a code. We reveal our identity (and
>   position) by our credit cards, lock cards, rebate cards, phone calls
or
>   by just wearing a cellular phone all the time. And a tag like this
is
>   much harder to read from a distance the other things we use. You
cant
>   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=20
> (like
>   > France where I live) feel very uncofortable with the thought
that
>   > someone could ID you without you knowing.
>   > Here (in France) I can not be ID:ed (for certain) if I move
to=20
> another
>   > 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=20
> classified
>   >   as insane ;-)  I would have no problem with this if this was
a=20
> medical
>   >   approved ampule, which I am certain is was what this guy put
in=20
> as i
>   > had
>   >   help from a doctor. OK someone with a reader that comes
close(=20
> ~1 cm or
>   >   so)  to the spot where the ampule is located can get the
serial=20
> number.
>   >   But information like this do I through around me when I use
my=20
> 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
>   > 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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>   >   > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 4:15 AM
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eurosource, Brattbergav=E4gen 17, 820 50 LOS, Sweden
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Company home: http://www.eurosource.se=20=20=20=20=20=20
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Personal homepage: http://www.eurosource.se/akhe
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