[Gllug] ist that right that the Oyster card got RFID on it?

Juergen Schinker ba1020 at homie.homelinux.net
Tue Jan 16 10:06:39 UTC 2007


Am Di, 16.01.2007, 07:56, schrieb Nix:
> On 15 Jan 2007, Juergen Schinker told this:
>> RFID on every Produkt like food etc.
>
> Gods. Terrorists could scan your house remotely and determine that you
> buy *food*.

i'm not talking about terrorists what i scare is the government the police
market researchers etc
>
> How useful that would be to them.
>
> (OK, so they could potentially determine what food you bought, and
> when you're not buying anything, and *that* really is a security hole.
> Alas they can do it anyway by looking to see if your bin is full the
> day before bin day.)
>
>> ok i'm paranoid but i need a scanner
>
> You can easily kill RFID chips --- and other electronics --- by sticking
> a potentially RFIDded device in the microwave for a few seconds (and
> turning it on, of course!)

what is a potentially RFIDed device it could be anything
and you suggest that i should put everything in a microwave
(even a cat you never know)
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