Somebody I know thinks this is true about RFID. I dont think so. Who is right?

Question

She thinks that RFID can be tracked all the way to your home, such as a gps tracker. She thinks that products are tracked all the way from the store to your home, detecting where your product is at all time. I told her it is only used for inventory, and it can only be tracked in or around the store.

Who is correct?

Answer 1

You both are. Supposedly, right now, it is being used to track items in the store (but have you seen that ad on tv where the truck driver is stopped on the road by the shipper who says he knew the trucker was "lost"?

But the technology exists for longer range tracking devices (think radio collars on animals in national parks). Eventually there could be applications where the signal could be read from a car traveling down your street (like the listening devices you see in the movies.) Eventually law enforcement officers could track a stolen computer or other appliance just by driving down the street. Or they could tell how many guns you have or how many books critical of the government.

Answer 2

For RFID, you need a scanner. Someone would have to go to your home and scan your merchandise and then could figure out whatever. GPS is needed to track things remotely. You are right.

Answer 3

I'm only concerend when Bush starts to grasp what RFIDs can do. What am I thinking???? Cheney probably found a way to get it across Bush's head.

Answer 4

u r correct...the RFID is a short range transmitter, u can't track it like the GPS.

Answer 5

Those are invalidated at the checkout counter, otherwise you would get the alarm when you walk out the door with them.

Answer 6

u are!