Comments on: How RFID Tags in Products You Own Can Be Used to Track You http://www.thegeekprofessor.com/how-rfid-tags-in-products-you-own-can-be-used-to-track-you/ Making tech easy for everyone Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:10:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeremy http://www.thegeekprofessor.com/how-rfid-tags-in-products-you-own-can-be-used-to-track-you/comment-page-1/#comment-20877 Jeremy Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:31:46 +0000 http://www.jeremyduffy.com/?p=1598#comment-20877 Well said. Well said.

]]> By: Pronema http://www.thegeekprofessor.com/how-rfid-tags-in-products-you-own-can-be-used-to-track-you/comment-page-1/#comment-20876 Pronema Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:31:58 +0000 http://www.jeremyduffy.com/?p=1598#comment-20876 I have tried to think of the benefits of RFID being used in common places but other than tracking convicted criminals who are at risk of offending again, I cannot see an advantage to the common man or woman if this type of technology is put in place. RFID's military applications for safety are infinite with uses such as gun safety locks and vehicle identification, but the expense of such a system is a major deterrent to today's military. A civilian application would probably not be as expensive but the marketing information gleaned from where else customers shop after they leave your store or even what roads they use on their way home, for billboards and signage purposes, is supposed to be invaluable. But I wouldn't put it past mega-conglomerates like Westfair to suck up the cost and do it anyway if there was any possible way to increase profits in the long run. I have tried to think of the benefits of RFID being used in common places but other than tracking convicted criminals who are at risk of offending again, I cannot see an advantage to the common man or woman if this type of technology is put in place.

RFID’s military applications for safety are infinite with uses such as gun safety locks and vehicle identification, but the expense of such a system is a major deterrent to today’s military.

A civilian application would probably not be as expensive but the marketing information gleaned from where else customers shop after they leave your store or even what roads they use on their way home, for billboards and signage purposes, is supposed to be invaluable. But I wouldn’t put it past mega-conglomerates like Westfair to suck up the cost and do it anyway if there was any possible way to increase profits in the long run.

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