[Reader-list] RFID Tags in New US Notes

[Sunil Abraham]

After the presentations by Lawrence and Shudda at WSF, I was trying to
marry the concept of "right to reverse engineer" with the "right to
privacy". Basically to avoid surveillance by corporations and the state.
I quoted the example of RFID devices within the ID Tags of the
unsuspecting participants at the WSIS[1]. 

That was sneaking but trivial, here is the real deal:
http://www.prisonplanet.com/022904rfidtagsexplode.html
The photographs are hilarious, hope you enjoy them .

I have a feeling that eventually this would be used to expose black
money and will ensure that the state can tax every currency transaction.
Black money will adopt by moving to the suburbs [reduced density of RFID
detectors] or will be exchanged using alternative currencies. Barter
will also become increasingly fashionable. 

Thanks,

ಸುನೀಲ್

[1] http://www.nodo50.org/wsis/

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