In Defense of RFID

-- By DanielHarris - 20 Feb 2009

What baby am I saving? - Transaction Time / efficiency - durability

On Howling - passive - range limitations / possibilities - shielding options (or why you can't wardrive for passports) - Some Biometrics Howl, Too

The Real Problem: it makes pervasive ID too easy - fight that one on its merits - let's use it for money and not for ID -- but if you're carrying a cash card it's trivial to associate with ID - just as true for non-RFID. avoiding the direct link and making the private bad guy work harder is a reasonable safeguard. - ID vs. inconvenience (after-hours access)

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Subsection B

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Section II

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