Saturday, August 30, 2008

RFID and MythBusters

I'm not normally one to get all paranoid about RFID, but the fact that this was effectively censored should scare you at least a little (you only need to watch the first 2 minutes)...

2 comments:

Lisa said...

and this is why i did my own little rfid + aluminum foil tests, and why b's rfid-enabled passport lives in a happy multi-layer aluminum foil wrap, and why my wallet has a copper lining.

("this" not being this video, but just the fact that rfid is hella vulnerable, yo)


--also, talking to kevin fu @umass was eye-opening to say the least. http://rfid.cs.umass.edu

Nick said...

Where's your tinfoil hat? ;) (j/k!)

Out of curiosity, what is it you're worried about? Being tracked?