Thus spake Ken Tough :
>Chrissy Cruiser wrote:
>
>>But wait, see that new GSM cell phone? Sucker
>>tracks you like a beacon not to mention the whole array of new satellites
>>going up for real time looks at the entire nation.
>
>I'm surprised by how many people don't know that tracking every
>movement of someone with a standard cell phone is just a matter
>of a few keystrokes. Any GSM can be located in a 100m circle,
>and most people leave theirs switched on all the time. If anyone
>in authority wanted to know where you were and what you did every
>day, they can find out without leaving their desk. No "new" cell
>technology incorporating GPS is required.
I have considered a throw away phone or two. Buy it with cash at
Walgreens, toss it when the time is expired. Lots of people with
something to hide do it, don't we all have something to hide?
>
>>> One reason to go with RFID is so you can
>>> surreptitiously scan people as they walk along, monitor their
>>> movements, etc.
>>
>>Ken, Ken, that's devious, They *wouldn't* do that, would they?Wait a
>>minute. you might be right. THEY LIED. They said NO WAY will that RFID chip
>>be read over 10 silly centiimeters away. Uh, tests succeeded at 30 feet.
>
>Of course it can be read from several feet. That's the idea of RFID
>chips which will before long be on every piece of merchandise you buy.
>Your shopping card can be scanned instantly without unpacking it.
>On the supply-side, pallets can be tracked in and out of warehouses,
>and filched merchandise found easily. (This is the big driver from
>the commercial side).
>
>But on the other hand, any shop with a scanner in its doorway will
>know when someone with a Gucci sweater walks in, and possibly where
>you bought it. "...Greetings Sir or Madam. If you would like to
>replace that 3 month old sweater you are wearing, you might like
>the specials on winterwear in our mens/womens wear department..."
The movie "Minority Report" did a good job of showing that.
>
>Already in many countries, GSM cell technology is used by shops to
>send you targetted SMS just before you pass the door.
This has been proposed in the US. I have, however, read about
legislation that will charge the sender for the message, not the
recipient. I currently pay 10 cents to send a message to my wife, who
pays 10 cents to receive it. I'll send a bill to anyone who sends me
a commercial SMS.
--
dillon
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