RFID is a new breakthrough in technology that allows each individual 'tagged' item to have its own personal identification. This new invention could make it possible to simply roll your grocer's shopping cart through a checkpoint and complete your shopping experience in a matter of seconds, totally eliminating the need to touch each item one by one.
It also makes possible a way for the government to track every 'tagged' thing you have in your house, or every 'tagged' thing you transfer from one place to another.
Would it be less of a concern if a way to deactivate or disable this tracking device were made?
2006-07-25 10:09:51 · 4 answers · asked by Contrast 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Keep in mind that the only way they can track something is by the frequency emitted and not everything that happens to be near the frequency. Also, another question about privacy is "What is the lifespan of the frequency emitted from the package?" and "Does the frequency change in time?".
This topic has been in discussion on radio for a long time.
2006-07-25 10:51:10 · update #1
No and I'd like someone to tell me WHY they want to hide product movement from retailers and manufacturers. What is the big deal. That information is designed to make the supply chain move in a much more economic fashion. People act like there is some deviousness going on.
And by the way, I'm left of center but have worked in retail my entire career after college just so you know where I'm coming from.
2006-07-25 10:15:04 · answer #1 · answered by Who cares 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it is an invasion of privacy -- and dangerous. For one thing, if there were a shortage of (say toilet paper) then some bureaucrat could drive up and down the street and see who was hoarding and then confiscate it. If you went through airport security, the guards could see, not only how many weapons you were carrying, but how many Tampons. And they could (maybe already can) tell exactly how much cash you are carrying. (Then their partner can follow you to the restroom and relieve you of it. The cash, I mean, not the Tampons.))
There is a more serious problem. What if they attach this technology to new drivers licenses, like they are considering. The information is shared with every state, retailers, foreign governments...... Supposed a terrorist group gets hold of this information? Now if they overrun the US, they know exactly where everyone is -- AND their age & sex. How many people would think to wrap their driver's licenses in tinfoil and bury far from home? The terrorists would know exactly where to find all able bodied men. They could find all stashes of food and ammunition. What chance of a resistance?
2006-07-25 10:36:51 · answer #2 · answered by Susie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do believe it is an invasion of privacy; the government and retailers are too big! They do not need to know what is in my shopping cart or what I buy. I thought that was what market research is for.
I wish there could be a way to deactivate this device, but there is not, no matter what the manufacturers claim.
This technology should not even exist.
2006-07-28 15:02:36 · answer #3 · answered by Christine H. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hmm, it may well be an invasion of privacy, but at the moment, there is NO law which says you have to use the RFID. Simply put : don`t use it.. And besides, everytime you buy something in the supermarket, someone somewhere all ready knows who you are, and what you do.
the moral of the story is :
Buy in person , and pay with cash.
2006-07-25 10:16:10 · answer #4 · answered by greengunge 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋