Book: "Spychips" Sees an RFID Conspiracy

["Fergie (Paul Ferguson)" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

I enjoy a good conspiracy theory as much as the next guy. ;-)

Via Wired News:

[snip]

A new book by privacy advocates makes the case that corporations and government agencies are in collusion to put tiny 
radio transmitters on nearly everything we buy. Companies say it's about providing thought leadership, not the Mark of 
the Beast.

Katherine Albrecht and Liz McIntyre hope to become the twin Erin Brockoviches of RFID, by revealing the threat posed by 
the radio tag replacements for barcode labels

They may get their wish, if readers believe the conclusions of the privacy advocates' new book, "Spychips: How Major 
Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Move with RFID".

Albrecht and McIntyre make a staggering accusation in Spychips: that Philips, Procter and Gamble, Gillette, NCR and IBM 
are conspiring with each other and the federal government to follow individual consumers everywhere, using embedded 
radio tags planted in their clothing and belongings. 

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http://wired-vig.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,69068,00.html

- ferg


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