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On Fri, 12 May 2006 19:44:31 -0400, "Newsgroup" <janedoe@icubed.com>
wrote:

>I've been very concerned with RFID technology.  So much so, that when given 
>an opportunity to research the subject during a graduate class, I took it. 
>Here's the basics of what I learned:
>
>RFID is simply a number or ID on a card.  This ID number can be read by an 
>RFID reader.  The ID in itself means absolutely nothing.  That ID linked to 
>a database means everything.  As long as the security of the database is 
>good and the ID is not a combination of identifiable information, then RFID 
>is not a security risk.
>
>The readers have issues though.  Water, such as rain makes accurate readings 
>difficult.  Remember, that the "RF" in RFID is radio frequency.  Water 
>disrupts radio waves.  Distance is an issue too.  They have very short 
>accurate distances.  The other major issue which will decrease in time, is 
>the cost of the readers.  They are extremely expensive.
>
>Short answer is the ID is meaningless without the link to the data.  There 
>are still technical and cost issues that need to be overcome to make it 
>consistantly accurate and cost effective.
>
>

There are, of course, various types of RFID.
http://www.epic.org/privacy/rfid/
Government to Test E-Passports in San Francisco. The Department of
Homeland Security will begin testing e-Passports on Sunday at San
Francisco International Airport. The e-Passports contain Radio
Frequency Identification chips, which transmit information wirelessly.
Testing conducted last year revealed that RFID-enabled passports
impede the inspection process, according to documents (pdf) recently
obtained by EPIC under the Freedom of Information Act. EPIC has urged
(pdf) the agency to abandon the use of such technology in passports
because of significant security and privacy issues. (Jan. 13)




>"Ari Silverstein" <abcarisilverstein@yahoo.comxyz> wrote in message 
>news:1ksnfkieaosro.186oh2btlmb8f$.dlg@40tude.net...
>> On Thu, 11 May 2006 08:52:54 -0700, Joshua Putnam wrote:
>>
>>> On one hand, nothing in the cited legislation says anything about
>>> RFID, and RFID tracking seems like a ridiculous proposal that no
>>> politician would expect to get away with.
>>>
>>> On the other hand, there's no legislation authorizing the NSA to
>>> maintain a database of every single phone call made within the United
>>> States, and it seems like a ridiculous scheme that no politician
>>> would expect to get away with.
>>
>> Now for the reality.
>>
>> http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/1951/1/1/
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