tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050177321399051504.post824021536946608798..comments2015-01-20T04:31:19.876-05:00Comments on The Cuckoo's Egg: RFID TrackingNed Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17232327294288429394noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050177321399051504.post-61008895721248988262009-02-06T15:35:00.000-05:002009-02-06T15:35:00.000-05:00Although, RFID tags may appeal to the consumer for...Although, RFID tags may appeal to the consumer for he can enter a store and immediately encounter an employee who is familiar with his sense of style and to an employee who no longer has to speculate as to what he should focus his marketing skills on, these tags are accumulating even more uses that do not seem so trivial. As I visited RFtracker.com it became apparent to me that this company is anxious to expand the uses of RFID tags so that tracking down individuals rather than just individual interests is easy and also possible in today’s day and age. As fascinating as this new technology may be, it is also strikes me as a tad eerie for someone can simply drive through the streets of a neighborhood and track down others, as easy as the man who did so in the youtube video we watched in class. I can see this new development lead to significant advances in say our nation’s security where people that essentially need to be tracked down will be. However, it is a shame that as the need for societal protection increases our personal privacy continues to decrease, which is something I think we as individuals will just need to come to terms with. Once again, I just think that people should become more aware of new advances like these RFID tags so that they are not fooled when they think they have achieved complete “solitude”, which does not seem to be something that is quite attainable anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com