RFID tags become hacker target

Considering...: If you can hack a tag, you can also steal all the information contained within. Identity theft made easy, especially if the planned use of adding your credit card and bank info to the chip comes to pass.

We had this discussion when the topic of implanting hospital patients came up. If the tags are indeed the newest target of choice, then I am even more certain that they should only be used for "read-only" porposes such as marking goods in warehouses. They should NEVER be used for personal, sensitive information.; Posted by: AbsolutelyNot Posted on: 07/29/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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seems to me zijiang | 07/28/04

People do that already fgreyfox | 07/29/04

I'm sorry Linux User 147560 | 07/28/04

i'm sorry beepster | 07/29/04

Read-Only RFID chips Seething Ganglia | 07/29/04

More fun GMTobias | 07/29/04

Quite simple actually voska | 07/29/04

Worse than that. gordon@... | 07/29/04

I hate to agree tjleeland | 07/30/04

(NT) Got issues? caktus | 07/29/04

Any thoughts on this... caktus | 07/29/04

Considering... AbsolutelyNot | 07/29/04

Hit them hard.... nograin | 07/29/04

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