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

[kevin_d_clark at comcast.net]

Jeff Kinz writes:

> Kevin, I don't think you're being fair.  I'm not arguing against your
> position, I'm arguing against your non-response.

I don't have to be fair.

> Travis may have made a judgment or he may have simply accepted a default
> arrangement that adds value and convenience to his life or that has been
> mandated by his employer(EZ_pass,and entry card)
>
> Since most of the US population is making the same decision as Travis
> you should take advantage of the opportunity to provide him with more
> information and an alternate viewpoint.

I don't feel the need to do this.  Are you volunteering?

> He already stated that he looked at the web site you pointed to and it
> did not seem to provide a description of the dangers of rfid technology.

I didn't point Travis to any (particular) web site.

> I just looked at it as well and I have to agree.  There is no obvious
> statement pointing out what the actual dangers of rfid tech are.  Just a
> continuous message/statement about "dangers to privacy".  
>
> I find that message is no more credible than any random spin doctoring.

I'm not spinning anything.  I merely pointed out a serious flaw in
somebody's argument.  If Travis had written:

   I wrote a letter to the editor two years ago but I haven't really
   had much to say since then.  I really don't value my value my right
   to speak freely.  I see no problem with letting the government take
   this right away from all citizens.

...then I would have responded in exactly the same way.

> Can't you or the website provide an explicit detailed illustration or
> scenario which clarifies exactly what the danger (or one of the dangers)
> is?   A simple "what if" example is all that is needed.

What if some of the participants on this mailing list didn't
appreciate the fact that I intentionally didn't express my opinions of
RFID and then tried to cajole me into defending some alternate
opinion, despite the fact that at no point did I express an
inclination to do so?

>> 1:  not relevant to this list.
> Then you should not have mentioned it here in the first place. ;-)

I didn't start this thread  (Randy did).  I didn't initially respond
to this thread (Travis did).  I only responded to a flaw in somebody's
argument.  If you believe that I was wrong in my assessment of Travis'
argument, please tell me where I went wrong.


Let me make this clear:  at no point in this thread have I expressed
my opinion of anything related to RFID.

Regards,

--kevin