http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/ Engadget Comments for New law makes "malicious" RFID spying illegal, corporations can do as they please http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 6:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/]]>Mar 26th 2008 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/
USA - What do you expect, you worthless ants?

Canada - What she ^ said.

UK - Privacy? Is that an english word?

The rest of Europe - Haha, stupid anglos!]]>Mar 26th 2008 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/ttp://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/]]>Jun 15th 2008 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 6:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/its the congressmen who are so easily bought over]]>Mar 26th 2008 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/
install an anti-phishing software in our RFID chips??? :D]]>Mar 26th 2008 6:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/
Hey everyone! we're going into the Gap, put on your tinfoil hats so they can't see how much is in your bank account and that you really can't afford to shop here!]]>Mar 26th 2008 6:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/terrorists, but the replacement of democracy and said freedom by
(almost) automated businesses with no ethical or common sense based
guideance. It is going to be very difficult to undo our electronic
detiny unless some fairly robust action is taken - NOW! (Oh, and what happens when the terrorists are able to use their positions within a business to track an individual or group of individuals?)]]>Mar 26th 2008 7:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/
Not that there's anything wrong with capitalism but it's gone (and is going) WAY too far unchecked (easy to buy out those who'd do the checking)... Add to that the ever increasing cases of global conspiracy and we're pretty f*cked within this century. (btw I'm not gullible or anything but I saw a really convincing conspiracy doc which claimed the grand goal for the illuminati is to have EVERYBODY RFID tagged... interesting to see the continuing developments in this direction)

For the first time in hundreds of years, the current young generations are going to live WORSE than their parents did (and possibly be wiped out for the large part although that will do the planet some good - there's already about 5Bn too many people to live harmoniously with mother nature)

Rant Over!]]>Mar 26th 2008 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/
That's just a stupid statement. If businesses control the government, and terrorists run businesses they aren't terrorists anymore. They wouldn't be hiding secretly in cells, lurking in the darkness spying on people. They would run the country and control the media to get people to do what they want.They may still use fear but in a more politician running for reelection like way. Think V for Vendetta minus the happy ending.

P.S I hope you learned to not be so optimistic. *puts on tinfoil hat*]]>Mar 26th 2008 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 7:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/
o how long this journey to evolution, the tail is gone but is still missed ]]>Mar 26th 2008 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 7:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 7:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 7:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 7:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/
The so-called "identity theft" laws that are prosecutable at the time of the data breach and that you read about in the news aren't really ID theft laws at all, they're laws just like this one that make hacking and circumvention of database protections a crime. If you hack into Citibank's servers and steal a bunch of people's credit card numbers, you're not actually being prosecuted for identity theft, you're being prosecuted for hacking the server.

This is no different than that. It has to be illegal on both ends; both the theft itself and the use of the information. You're saying the information's use is already illegal; that's not enough. People shouldn't be able to go around actively taking and reading my personal info without my knowledge, even if they don't plan on doing anything with it.]]>Mar 26th 2008 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/No surprises there then.]]>Mar 26th 2008 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/
Awesome! Because that stops credit card and identity thieves from stealing (and using) your information, right?

They need to find a way to SECURE the technology, or not use it at all. Sure CCs are not super secure, but it's way more difficult nowadays for someone who doesn't own 'yours' to use it. ANYONE that wants to, can get the info from your RFID tagged device.

The fact that this law will not (no longer*) require companies to get customer approval to spy on the chip is just sick and goes to show the kind of things that slip through the political cracks. I hope for all our sakes there's a big enough fuss to get that changed before July comes OR that RFID doesn't move into storing bank account info, ss#, private info like addresses and phone numbers etc. ]]>Mar 26th 2008 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/
Course you could all just move up here to good old Canada where we still actually have freedom, liberty and democracy and where the powers of the corporations to track you have been curtailed recently after a few large US department stores had there d/b's hacked.]]>Mar 26th 2008 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/.]]>Mar 26th 2008 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/
And the EULA *will* stipulate that garments cannot be worn over the catsuits. ]]>Mar 26th 2008 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/
When will you people stand up to this bullshit!!! In Washington State you are now a Second Class citizen to ANY non-entity!]]>Mar 26th 2008 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/
Take a look at 'The Last Enemy - Living in the UK':

http://deandonaldson.wordpress.com/2008/03/23/the-last-enemy-%e2%80%93-living-in-the-uk/]]>Apr 27th 2008 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/
/rant

You are pretty spot on... consider that the bar code is designed to be able to be tracked from any read direction and it begins with a "6" has a "6" in the middle and a "6" at the end... RFIDs can transmit details - and isn't the greatest threat to mankind - prostituted government and who to better buy your politicos than corporations and banks... who have the actual control in the first place. Remember there are no "accidents" in politics and banking. EVER. Too much is at risk. I am not a tin foil hat own3r but I have watched and read for 55 years. Will all the observation help me? I don't know but I do see the constant consistent enslavement of mankind- not by government but by the financial barons and commerce. What can we do? Not sure but it will take a global effort by EVERYONE. Remember divisiveness is what THEY want. It is the only way that THEY can control us!

/end rant

Cheers]]>Mar 26th 2008 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/
I can think of a few choice things I'd have as a personal response...but they're probably NSFW. ]]>Mar 26th 2008 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/
But what does a corporation use RFID info for? They too sell ID's to other companies, even overseas where US regulatory efforts end. Then that'd be participating in identity theft.

Also, maybe I don't really want anyone knowing any of the information on an RFID. I could just then not carry one, but considering some forms of credit card are headed into RFID exclusivity, that would mean eventually you couldn't get a non RFID credit card.]]>Mar 26th 2008 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Mar 26th 2008 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/A: No tracking
B: No buying sh*t we don't need.
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