Sunday, August 13, 2006

Oh Shit!

So news on the civil rights front...the US has decided to include RFID (radio frequency identification) tags in passports. I'm sure this is all for our 'protection' but somehow I feel like that must have gone over my head because all I can think about is how Big Brother this is. I'm scared, someone please console me. So I guess grab your new passport asap.
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2 comments:

Liz said...

...marge simpson grumble...

geekedout said...

i'm sure you can figure out a "faraday cage" for it - just make a wire mesh bag for it... ;) i'm sure the security check point will love that. lots of people in my family say they're totally willing to give up privacy rights for "security". it's really sticky - i don't want some lackey going through my email and i don't want records of my eating habits on some gov't computer. number 345698309 likes sushi on wednesdays. maybe aol-time-warner-boeing should send him a magazine in the mail about a new japanese product....