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"Introducing kill commands, Kaliski said, would "discourage innovation" and would be "counterproductive". There are indeed uses being touted for zombie tags. Taking goods back to a shop, for example, would be easier; recalling faulty or dangerous goods would be simpler; and distributing pharmaceuticals could be made safer by using RFID to scan for potentially harmful combinations."

I don't know where to start!

Discourage innovation of new data-mining techniques?

Counterproductive for whom? Once the tag has been used for "inventory control" what other "productive" uses would it have?

If you must take the goods back to the shop you will be required to have your receipt of payment for it which will have the item I.D. on it anyway.

Recalling goods requires that the purchaser be able to identify the model/serial number. Not likely to carry your T.V. back to the store and have it scanned to see if it's included in the recall are you?

Pharmaceutical prescriptions are already compared to limit harmful combinations.

I see much potential for abuse of "zombie-tags" and if not outright abuse then culling of information that "owners" may be unaware of at the least.

Except for delicates such as electronics and such I would microwave on high for 3 seconds to kill the bugs happy
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Wireless networks  Canadian Kodiak | 05/20/04
Price of Laziness  s31064_z | 05/24/04
RFID tags  beepster | 05/20/04
A simple, effective answer  Grinner_z | 05/22/04
A great lightning bolt...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/18/04
You should write book  voska | 05/18/04
Do you remember...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/18/04
Maybe a New Terminator like movie  voska | 05/18/04
The Rfiderator?  wploger | 05/18/04
S. Lem has already written it :-((  J.Vajda@... | 05/20/04
I think it *was* a Steven King book  AbsolutelyNot | 05/18/04
I thought the answer was 42  PA-ITGuy | 05/18/04
ROFLMAO  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/18/04
happy  Linux User 147560 | 05/18/04
Thank you!  Cardinal_Bill | 05/18/04
So maybe I wasn't so far off after all???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/18/04
as long as...  ryusen | 05/18/04
Gretest Talkback Ever Told!  galloping geezer | 05/19/04
What about sabotage?  TerryNorton | 05/18/04
Terrorists, Economic Sabotuers, and Competitors Oh My!  bpotratz | 05/20/04
Well, that's not our problem.  John Katz | 05/20/04
What about stalkers?..  Jeff Spicoli | 05/18/04
yep.. it's a brave new world... (nt)  ryusen | 05/18/04
Are they nuts ?  BitTwiddler | 05/18/04
Not nuts. Drunk with power.  gordon@... | 05/18/04
not nuts. drunk with power  beepster | 05/20/04
Ever since...  John Katz | 05/20/04
Ever since...  John Katz | 05/20/04
Business Op Here -- Maybe  MoYoToSoTo | 05/18/04
Thought of that myself  voska | 05/18/04
Why?  bony tryan | 05/18/04
Same reason you pay to have pulp in your orange juice  voska | 05/18/04
Why?  bony tryan | 05/18/04
Hmmm, a digital hammer? I like it!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/18/04
Do NOT remove this tag under penalty of law!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/18/04
Is there anything like that now?  voska | 05/18/04
Naw, I was joking.... Mostly.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/18/04
happy Mostly  AbsolutelyNot | 05/18/04
See my post under "sabotage"  bpotratz | 05/20/04
A paradox for the ecologists...  Cardinal_Bill | 05/18/04
I can see it now...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/18/04
Kill the Bugs!  bony tryan | 05/18/04
Microwaving sounds good.  John Katz | 05/20/04
Introducing "sleep" commands...  FirstNLastN | 05/18/04
Sleep?  bony tryan | 05/18/04
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Science Fiction Speculation  johnwehr | 05/18/04
Trunk calls  pvsutton | 05/20/04
Here's an idea.  somethinginnovative | 05/20/04
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If I buy - I own - I decide  tde11 | 05/20/04
A little off topic, but...  Donophyn | 05/20/04
RFID  stewartv | 05/20/04
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Atrocities like  Endoscopy_z | 05/20/04
re: Atrocities like  btonesr | 05/20/04
Sure they were.  bpotratz | 05/21/04
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Double edged sword  Endoscopy_z | 05/20/04
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RFID key to theft recovery  williemm | 05/20/04
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Not all that big a problem  skiburger | 05/20/04
Yea, whats the big deal  a24135@... | 05/20/04
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Y'all got me thinking...  bpotratz | 05/20/04
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I think I did...  bpotratz | 05/21/04
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Big Picture  s31064_z | 05/24/04
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