Re: FW: Homeland Security RFI heightens public concern over RFID

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

From:                   Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
Date sent:              Tue, 21 Feb 2006 18:39:08 -0500

> On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:59:48 EST, "Richard M. Smith" said:
>
> > The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is looking for beefed up RFID
> > technology that can read government-issued documents from up to 25 feet away,
> > pinpoint pedestrians on street corners, and glean the identity of people
> > whizzing by in cars at 55 miles per hour.
>
> OK guys. I wanna start a pool on when the first Bad Guy (other than DHS)
> takes delivery of one of these readers. ;)

Piffle.  DHS is going to have to order them *from* the bad guys ...

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