Labelling RFID Products

John3 writes "Following Wal-Mart's recent announcement that they plan to push RFID in their stores, CASPIAN (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering) has posted proposed legislation that would require a product to be labeled if it contained an RFID tag. Beyond the label requirement, the proposed legislation also sets up some strict restrictions on the use of RFID data. Even though RFID is not in widespread use, it's probably best to start working on these types of protections before the products are on the shelves."

You laughed and mocked....

[FooGoo]

me when I lined my trechcoat with copper screening in highschool!!! Whose laughing now suckers!

barcodes?

[SweetAndSourJesus]

We're terrified of barcodes [av1611.org].

Where have you been, man?

Re:My god...

[mikeophile]

I know how you feel. I would much rather have seen Minority Report with Tom Hanks instead of Tom Cruise.

For that matter, I think Meg Ryan would have been great as that psychic chick in the milk jacuzzi.

Re:My god...

[dameron]

Tom Hanks walks into a store after getting an eye transplant

Is that the same Tom Hanks that dumped that delicious Nicole Kidman? If so, screw him, he needs nother eye transplant or his money back! She's a fox. Oh well, what can you do, he's been a jerk ever since Welcome Back Kotter got canned.

And don't get me started on Battlefield Earth. He wouldn't be squat without Tarantino pulling his career back from the pits of disco hell.

Tom Hanks, what a lamer.

-dameron

Re:You laughed and mocked....

[TheAwfulTruth]

Idiot! Everyone knows that it's TIN-FOIL (the aluminum kind) that blocks all radiation and mind-control rays!

It's too late for you, you are already ownzerd.

Re:Cigarrete packaging?

[Surak]

RFID tags in cigarette packaging? Oh, shit, time to stop smoking!

Re:My god...

[Anonymous Coward]

that's Tom Selleck, not Tom Hanks.

Freedom. Security. Neither.

[Anonymous Coward]

Are we that paranoid[...]?

Hi, welcome to Slashdot. You must be new here.

Re:My god...

[Anonymous Coward]

"Mr. Brimley, I see that you are wearing a Depends adult diaper. Did you know we are having a sale on Ooops, I Crapped My Pants adult diapers? We invite you to watch this informative message to tell you more."

"Imagine this ice tea is a gallon of your own feces..."

Re:Best post-purchase RFID kill method

[Anonymous Coward]

so now the fact that I wrap myself in tin foil doesn't seem so fucked up anymore, does it? Who's crazy now??

Re:RFID hackers

[SlayerofGods]

I was thinking the same thing. I just can't wait to make my own transmitter and reek havic with their systems.
Can't imgine the look on their face if their computer says their store has no goods in it.

Hey, You Might Be A WalMart Candidate

[reallocate]

>> Wal-Mart doesn't exactly higher the "brightest bulbs in the chandelier" if you know what I mean...

"higher"???

Yeah, we know what you mean.

Simple solution

[Anonymous Coward]

Stick your new clothes in your microwave! Not only will they be rendered untraceable, but they'll be nice and warm, almost dryer fresh!

Re:Best post-purchase RFID kill method

[blibbleblobble]

"So, anybody else know of an effective tag killer that doesn't involve destroying the item and/or setting it on fire?"

Destroying and/or setting on fire the people who try to sell stuff with these tags?

Re:Worse

[Gherald]

Yes, I am sure the opposite sex will make a point of scanning your clothing for RFIDs before introducing themselves.

Re:RFID tags in cash

[macdaddy357]

Be careful putting things in the microwave. If they are metallic, they will spark, and frequently catch on fire. In very rare cases, putting metal in the microwave can cause nuclear fission!