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New social and personal dynamics are being created every day because of wireless. This book attempts to examine the practical exploitation of wireless networking. The projects here will help you get an understanding of the driving force behind the revolution...
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RFID book Spychips review and rebuttal
Posted by Mike on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005 @ 10:44 am [News]
RFID is evil and will destroy your privacy and standard of living.

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RFID will make things cheaper, more plentiful, and keep store shelves stocked full of new Xbox360 games.

There are two sides to the RFID story. RFID == EVIL is the stance taken by privacy advocates and is the premise of the new book 'Spychips'. While RFID == GOOD is touted by the RFID industry and big box stores. Of course, reality lies somewhere in-between. But until RFID is proven and/or disproven in the marketplace, the debate will rage on. 'Spychips' and 'Spychips-Rebuttal' (PDF) is but one baby step towards an answer.

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