Talk:RFID
[edit] US passport cards
Some time around late August or early September, Mme. Cogswell and I have been in the habit of spending a couple of weeks in a cottage on Prince Edward Island, often trailing an entourage of other US fiddlers. The last time we crossed back into the States, the greeter told us that if we slipped our cards out of their foil sleeves and set them on the dashboard while queued up, they would have our information on screen by the time we got to the check-in point. Since I keep my card on my person most of the time, without the sleeve, I suspect the Man now has a record of all the places my jacket has been. Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 18:36, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
Seriously, it seems that, with a sufficiently directional antenna, and with the target constrained to a predictable location in a single lane at a border crossing, an RFID chip can be activated from a distance of several meters. WP:RFID#Passports seems to confirm this. Oddly enough, the foil-lined sleeve is officially presented as "protection" for the passport without mentioning its anti-skimming function. Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 19:09, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
- That's true, and I was debating whether to include it because it seems like you'd have to have a very, very high-gain antenna, more so than even most radio amateurs are likely to have access to. It seems unlikely to be a problem outside of intelligence and diplomatic circles though. EVDebs (talk) 21:40, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
- Considering that we now know what "intelligence circles" are up to, I'd say that makes it a general problem. Octo8 (talk) 21:57, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
- I wouldn't underestimate the ingenuity and resourcefulness of ham antenna builders, cause that is really fun stuff. More to the point, I doubt the kind of gear being used in places along Maine's border with New Brunswick is all that spooky. I hope most civilians would have a tough time with the encryption, but the RF stuff? Piece of cake, relatively speaking. Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 23:09, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
- Speaking of lucrative hacks, I often wonder why no one's figured out a way to hack E-ZPass RFID transponders from the side of the road. Leuders (talk) 22:38, 12 September 2014 (UTC)
- Too many ???? between harvesting the numbers and the final "profit!" step, I guess. There are only so many legit turnpike/bridge authorities, and it might be tough to pose as a new one for long enough for it to be really lucrative. Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 23:22, 12 September 2014 (UTC)
- Speaking of lucrative hacks, I often wonder why no one's figured out a way to hack E-ZPass RFID transponders from the side of the road. Leuders (talk) 22:38, 12 September 2014 (UTC)
- I wouldn't underestimate the ingenuity and resourcefulness of ham antenna builders, cause that is really fun stuff. More to the point, I doubt the kind of gear being used in places along Maine's border with New Brunswick is all that spooky. I hope most civilians would have a tough time with the encryption, but the RF stuff? Piece of cake, relatively speaking. Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 23:09, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
- Considering that we now know what "intelligence circles" are up to, I'd say that makes it a general problem. Octo8 (talk) 21:57, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
[edit] Chipless RFID
- There are some Christians ranting about chipless RFID from a company called "somark".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipless_RFID#Somark_Innovations_biocompatible_RFID_ink
I find this funny because this is taking advantage of the fact that the language of Jesusland is apparently the only language. Sould we mention this in the article?--TemplarJLS (talk) 09:06, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
- That's one of them. (Look at the first post in the comments section)--TemplarJLS (talk) 09:32, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
[edit] Food and Drug Administration
- The US Food and Drug Administration approved the of RFID in humans. What is your take on this?--TemplarJLS (talk) 13:55, 12 September 2014 (UTC)