RFID: Credit Card Companies Bully Discovery, Mythbusters Into Axing Segment on RFID Vulnerabilities

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

http://gizmodo.com/5044442/credit-card-companies-bully-discovery-mythbusters-into-axing-segment-on-rfid-vulnerabilities

Speaking to an audience at the recent HOPE hackercon event,  
Mythbusters' Adam Savage describes a harrowing conference call in  
which most, if not all of the big name credit card companies bullied  
the Discovery Channel into axing a show involving RFID  
vulnerabilities. Adam noted that he got chills just thinking about it  
and claims that Tory still gets "white" when describing the  
conversation. I suppose anyone would feel a little intimidated (and  
probably pee their pants a little) when faced by the combined legal  
power of some of the most powerful businesses in the world. [Wired via  
Boing Boing]


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