Re: U.S. National Identity Card (RFID) Coming in 2008

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From: bearclaw
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 00:24

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In article <V96dnVu5T-92Uv7ZnZ2dnUVZ_tidnZ2d@comcast.com>,
 "Don K" <dk@dont_bother_me.com> wrote:

> The original diatribe was that drivers licenses are going to
> contain RFID for the purpose of unlimited domestic surveillance.
> 
> First, there are pros and cons to the various technologies that could
> make the card machine-readable, so to say it will be RFID is just speculation.
> 
> Secondly, even if RFID ends up being used, it will not lend itself
> particular well to unlimited surveillance a la Big Brother. You might
> want RFID to identify a box of Pop Tarts from 20 feet away, but a
> personal ID info would need to be tightly contained. The RFID passport
> is sufficiently shielded to prevent detection further than 10 cm.
> The coupling to the device could be reduced even more, or the
> card might even need to be inserted into a shielded ATM-type
> machine to prevent eavesdropping and identity theft by the bad guys.
> 
> Don

Yup. Definitely an industry guy. Are you their lawyer or just a hack?

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Subject: Re: U.S. National Identity Card (RFID) Coming in 2008
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