According to this article, the Government has been able to trace the page you print, back to the printer that printed it, since 1984.
Mon Nov 22, 4:00 AM ET
Technology - PC World
Jason Tuohey, Medill News Service
WASHINGTON--Next time you make a printout from your color laser printer, shine an LED flashlight beam on it and examine it closely with a magnifying glass. You might be able to see the small, scattered yellow dots printer there that could be used to trace the document back to you.
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Is there anything we buy anymore that doesn't spy on us?
Morning Edition reported (glowingly) this morning on rfID chips which will be implanted in every surgery from now on. They will allegedly contain your medical history, which basically contains your identity.
What is this totalitarian obsession with ID'ing everything & everybody in the world?
A few weeks back, NPR also reported on some recalled ham that still had rfID chips embedded in the meat...
So there you are in the airport line, and MASTER CONTROL defines you as a pig...
What is this totalitarian obsession with ID'ing everything & everybody in the world?
A few weeks back, NPR also reported on some recalled ham that still had rfID chips embedded in the meat...
So there you are in the airport line, and MASTER CONTROL defines you as a pig...
Even underwear?
http://networks.silicon.com/lans/0,39024663,39124341,00.htm
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Retailer to put RFID chips in all clothing - but who is it?
September 24 2004
by Jo Best
Consumer group investigates the names in the frame
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One clothing maker is planning to put RFID tracking tags on all its products from 2005 - but just who is the mystery shop?
At the Frontline Expo in Chicago, a tag firm told Consumer organisation Caspian (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering) that a US retailer was planning the huge tagging drive but wouldn't put a name to it.
Like Marks and Spencer before it, the organisation will put the RFID chips in tags attached to the clothes. Caspian has managed to get some shots of the tags in question and members have been scratching their collective heads over who the garment maker could be.
In the frame, according to Caspian, are famous undies maker Calvin Klein, sports clothing company Champion and trendy youth brand Abercrombie & Fitch.
The retailer in question doesn't want their RFID plans publicised, however. At Checkpoint's stand at the Expo, both Calvin Klein and Champion had sample clothing labels with RFID tags incorporated.
Another chipped clothing tag was on display but with the company's name blacked out - evidence, perhaps, of an unwillingness to be associated with RFID tracking technology.
Although the company's name had been blacked out, a logo was still visible - that of Abercrombie & Fitch.
However, a spokesman for Checkpoint has subsquently claimed any items seen on the stand were purely for "display purposes".
A spokeswoman for Abercrombie & Fitch told silicon.com the company "cannot confirm or deny" it plans to roll out RFID in its clothes by 2005.
Katherine Albrecht, director of Caspian, said the precedents set by fellow clothes seller Benetton should serve as a warning.
"It can be hard to win back customer trust once you've crossed the RFID line," she said in a statement.
September 24 2004
by Jo Best
Consumer group investigates the names in the frame
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One clothing maker is planning to put RFID tracking tags on all its products from 2005 - but just who is the mystery shop?
At the Frontline Expo in Chicago, a tag firm told Consumer organisation Caspian (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering) that a US retailer was planning the huge tagging drive but wouldn't put a name to it.
Like Marks and Spencer before it, the organisation will put the RFID chips in tags attached to the clothes. Caspian has managed to get some shots of the tags in question and members have been scratching their collective heads over who the garment maker could be.
In the frame, according to Caspian, are famous undies maker Calvin Klein, sports clothing company Champion and trendy youth brand Abercrombie & Fitch.
The retailer in question doesn't want their RFID plans publicised, however. At Checkpoint's stand at the Expo, both Calvin Klein and Champion had sample clothing labels with RFID tags incorporated.
Another chipped clothing tag was on display but with the company's name blacked out - evidence, perhaps, of an unwillingness to be associated with RFID tracking technology.
Although the company's name had been blacked out, a logo was still visible - that of Abercrombie & Fitch.
However, a spokesman for Checkpoint has subsquently claimed any items seen on the stand were purely for "display purposes".
A spokeswoman for Abercrombie & Fitch told silicon.com the company "cannot confirm or deny" it plans to roll out RFID in its clothes by 2005.
Katherine Albrecht, director of Caspian, said the precedents set by fellow clothes seller Benetton should serve as a warning.
"It can be hard to win back customer trust once you've crossed the RFID line," she said in a statement.
http://networks.silicon.com/lans/0,39024663,39124341,00.htm
I have always wondered how they traced that forged Document about Bush's military service all the way back to a little town in Texas with a kinko's so quickly. I guess this is how they did it....
If I know there is rfid on clothes I will not buy it
The store would have to remove it and if I found one without my permission I would
sue them
The store would have to remove it and if I found one without my permission I would
sue them
QUOTE(Cloudy @ Nov 23 2004, 10:02 AM)
Is there anything we buy anymore that doesn't spy on us?
Four years from now, probably not.
Current developments include:
A proposed bill in California requiring new cars to have GPS transponders so that their positions can be tracked, 24/7. The excuse is to tax on the basis of distance travelled.
A man who logged keystrokes on his employer's computer using a hardware device, had charges of illegal wiretapping dismissed. See ARTICLE
"The FCC's brief, filed in response to PK's challenge to FCC's jurisdiction in the HDTV broadcast flag matter, is breathtaking. FCC's position is that its Act gives it regulatory power over all instrumentalities, facilities, and apparatus "associated with the overall circuit of messages sent and received" via all interstate radio and wire communication. That's quite a claim.
The scope of such a claim is immense, reaching people's PCs ...
[The] FCC can't deny that every single time it has made a rule affecting consumer electronics devices it has had explicit authority from Congress to do so. But its brief argues that none of these statutes "demonstrate[] a congressional understanding that the FCC lacks general rulemaking authority over television receiving equipment." ("Congress didn't tell us we couldn't act.")" SEE ARTICLE HERE
QUOTE(Dogday @ Nov 23 2004, 10:32 AM)
I have always wondered how they traced that forged Document about Bush's military service all the way back to a little town in Texas with a kinko's so quickly. I guess this is how they did it....
I thought they traced it by the fax number?
QUOTE(Cloudy @ Nov 23 2004, 10:02 AM)
Is there anything we buy anymore that doesn't spy on us?
Most of us hopefully run anti-virus software on our PC.... but there are other threats. You should be running a firewall and software that protects you from spyware that can install itself on your PC.
For a free firewall visit http://www.zonelabs.com/ Link is at bottom right. Save it to disk. XP has firewall but it's not that good. It doesn't monitor outgoing traffic.
There's a newer version of the the trusted AdAware called SE. You can download it here: http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910...page&tag=button
Once you install it.... look for the web update so you can get the most definition recent files.
AdAware is great as a free tool but it might not pick up everything. If you don't already have Spybot S&D get that too. http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Dest...4-10289035.html If you install it make sure to update the files before doing the first scan. Spybot can do scans like AdAware but also acts like anti-virus..... it runs in the background and stops spyware from installing... at least those on the list. It's always best to not download ANY free offer of web helpers... or games.... whatever unless you know it's not a Trojan for spyware.
If you are REALLY on guard against spyware there's another program called Spyware Blaster avaliable at http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html which also runs in the background and has a different assortment of tools.
You can get more info on al the various spy/ad ware threats here: http://pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/default.asp
Generally Internet Explorer is not safe... it's targeted by all the spyware makers because it's the most popular browser and it has some inherent security flaws. I'd suggest installing Mozilla.... which has a mail client or Mozilla Firefox.. just a browser. Both offer some better features than IE and you can easily import your favorites. You can get either at http://www.mozilla.org/
My brother installed Mozilla and I love using it. It has ad blockers and stuff. Definietly always have an virus scanner. But I definietly recommend Mozilla. Internet Explorer was just a pain.
QUOTE(_ulTRAX_ @ Nov 24 2004, 04:33 PM)
Most of us hopefully run anti-virus software on our PC.... but there are other threats. You should be running a firewall and software that protects you from spyware that can install itself on your PC.
For a free firewall visit http://www.zonelabs.com/ Link is at bottom right. Save it to disk. XP has firewall but it's not that good. It doesn't monitor outgoing traffic.
There's a newer version of the the trusted AdAware called SE. You can download it here: http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910...page&tag=button
Once you install it.... look for the web update so you can get the most definition recent files.
AdAware is great as a free tool but it might not pick up everything. If you don't already have Spybot S&D get that too. http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Dest...4-10289035.html If you install it make sure to update the files before doing the first scan. Spybot can do scans like AdAware but also acts like anti-virus..... it runs in the background and stops spyware from installing... at least those on the list. It's always best to not download ANY free offer of web helpers... or games.... whatever unless you know it's not a Trojan for spyware.
If you are REALLY on guard against spyware there's another program called Spyware Blaster avaliable at http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html which also runs in the background and has a different assortment of tools.
You can get more info on al the various spy/ad ware threats here: http://pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/default.asp
Generally Internet Explorer is not safe... it's targeted by all the spyware makers because it's the most popular browser and it has some inherent security flaws. I'd suggest installing Mozilla.... which has a mail client or Mozilla Firefox.. just a browser. Both offer some better features than IE and you can easily import your favorites. You can get either at http://www.mozilla.org/
For a free firewall visit http://www.zonelabs.com/ Link is at bottom right. Save it to disk. XP has firewall but it's not that good. It doesn't monitor outgoing traffic.
There's a newer version of the the trusted AdAware called SE. You can download it here: http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910...page&tag=button
Once you install it.... look for the web update so you can get the most definition recent files.
AdAware is great as a free tool but it might not pick up everything. If you don't already have Spybot S&D get that too. http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Dest...4-10289035.html If you install it make sure to update the files before doing the first scan. Spybot can do scans like AdAware but also acts like anti-virus..... it runs in the background and stops spyware from installing... at least those on the list. It's always best to not download ANY free offer of web helpers... or games.... whatever unless you know it's not a Trojan for spyware.
If you are REALLY on guard against spyware there's another program called Spyware Blaster avaliable at http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html which also runs in the background and has a different assortment of tools.
You can get more info on al the various spy/ad ware threats here: http://pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/default.asp
Generally Internet Explorer is not safe... it's targeted by all the spyware makers because it's the most popular browser and it has some inherent security flaws. I'd suggest installing Mozilla.... which has a mail client or Mozilla Firefox.. just a browser. Both offer some better features than IE and you can easily import your favorites. You can get either at http://www.mozilla.org/
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