[OT] NH protest against HP printers with RFID chips Nov. 5th

Travis Roy travis at scootz.net
Tue Oct 25 11:14:01 EDT 2005


> The range isn't really that limited.  There are simple plans on the 'net to
> build an RFID sniffer that can excite and read most RFID tags from several
> meters away.
> 
> I agree, I am not quite sure what all the huff about the HP printers is
> about though.

Okay, so they know I have a printer.. big deal. Anything that helps a 
store keep better track of it's inventory, helps prevent theft, and 
ultimately keep costs down is good with me. The ability to inventory a 
whole pallet of items in a seconds has to be worth it.

It's probably easier to visually see the printer in somebody's car then 
it is to try and track it via RFID, since it's in a big metal box (the car).

I'd be more concerned about them setting up EZ-Pass readers along the 
highway to calculate speed and automatically send speeding tickets then 
stuff used for inventory control.

Between discount cards, credit cards, barcodes, and security cameras, 
they already have more then enough information then an RFID chip would 
ever give them..

Reminds me of that casino that put RFIDs in the casino chips and people 
were complaining about tracking...... in a CASINO. How stupid.


> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>The range is so limited unless you have a active device (like 
>>EZ-Pass) and the fact that Wal-Mart is using them for 
>>inventory control (as in item number, not unique ID for every 
>>single printer) the only thing anybody can really "track" is 
>>that you bought printer..



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