i know I tend to go on a bit about not trusting all these identifying and tracking devices which are supposed to make our lives so much easier and safer… but turns out, I have good reason to be suspicious.

rfid chips are the next frontier for hackers

the impact would be felt far beyond the corner grocery store. RFID is used for a range of tasks, from identifying pets to paying for gas, by just about everyone from Wal-Mart (WMT), the world’s largest retailer, to the Dept. of Defense. There are hundreds of millions of RFID tags being used worldwide today, and the tally will reach tens of billions within seven years…There’s a growing financial incentive for would-be RFID hackers, too. RFID tags are increasingly used in credit card payments and other financial transactions.

which could make life very interesting for the people deciding to voluntarily get chipped.

see? Sometimes I’m not as dumb as I look.

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