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

[Bill Sconce]

> Considering what other devices use barcodes and that actually have 
> valuable data that can be stolen and reused (EZ-Pass, car keys, 
> Speedpass). I don't see the big deal with a RFID on a box for inventory 
> tracking.


Arguably it's not very different (other than the RF exposure you'll get
at the checkout counter) from a barcode tag.

On the other hand, plans for RFID tags go beyond stickers on boxes.
Suppose they were, say, sewn into a jacket?  THEN your person becomes
trackable well after you leave the store.  A similar argument raged
recently over binding RFID tags into passports, for similar reasons.

-Bill