Tuesday, June 30, 2009
EMF, Hacking and Health
I Microsoft writer Nick Eaton posted an article about a fellow named Paul Holman who hosted a program to show exactly how he can "hack"the data from your credit cards with an RFID reader.
You might wonder what this has to do with health. The answer is that EMF - especially in the way the environment is overloaded with it - IS a health hazard.
This realm of electromagnetic fields of various strengths include that emitted by CFL light bulbs, your cell phone, your wireless gadgets, loyalty cards from your carious retail outlets, the new 'electronic passports' and Washington's "enhanced driver license" (EDL).
(Read the full article at Seattlepi.com - )
http://ping.fm/9GEoK
You might wonder what this has to do with health. The answer is that EMF - especially in the way the environment is overloaded with it - IS a health hazard.
This realm of electromagnetic fields of various strengths include that emitted by CFL light bulbs, your cell phone, your wireless gadgets, loyalty cards from your carious retail outlets, the new 'electronic passports' and Washington's "enhanced driver license" (EDL).
(Read the full article at Seattlepi.com - )
http://ping.fm/9GEoK
Who's watching the watchers?
The Globe and Mail:
silicon chip in your Viagra pack reports back to Pfizer on how much you took, and when. You fetch the last Coke from your chip-tagged fridge and your TV airs a Pepsi ad. Your phone company combs your trash for the chips you've cast off, selling the data it finds to marketers. And when you pick up pricey pasta at the supermarket, a screen on your shopping cart flashes an ad for a high-end sauce to go with it.
Science fiction? Not at all.
Full article: http://ping.fm/7ycq3
silicon chip in your Viagra pack reports back to Pfizer on how much you took, and when. You fetch the last Coke from your chip-tagged fridge and your TV airs a Pepsi ad. Your phone company combs your trash for the chips you've cast off, selling the data it finds to marketers. And when you pick up pricey pasta at the supermarket, a screen on your shopping cart flashes an ad for a high-end sauce to go with it.
Science fiction? Not at all.
Full article: http://ping.fm/7ycq3
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Radio Frequency Identification: The Internet Of Things
Read about it at Science Daily: http://ping.fm/vPwqW
Monday, June 01, 2009
New travel rules kick in June 1 amid concerns over RFID-tagged passport cards
Read about it at Computer World: http://ping.fm/JIGNR
Questions asked over RFID tags and scanners
Full article at SecureComputing.net: http://ping.fm/HVOpx