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

[Jerry Feldman]

I don't see where HP per se. should be singled out. Maybe we should boycott 
Wal*Mart since they have been pushing very hard for RFID technology. And 
have you seen the IBM commercials where a truck is stopped by the help desk 
on a remote road because the RFID equipped boxes told them they were going 
in the wrong direction. The driver's helper says, "maybe we should let the 
boxes drive".

There are certainly some very good concerns raised in this list about RFID 
(such as in passports and EZ Passes). Note that I have had Fast Lane for 
several years since I take the Mass Pike to work, 

Stopping technology (even as pervasive as RFID can be) is futile and reminds 
me of Medieval mind set where any kind of scientific thinking was 
suppressed. Why not outlaw home computers and cable tv while we are at it.

-- 
Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
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