If we have the technology to track the movements of everyone in America, we should use it, right? "No," shout most of us, proud that our country has fought from the start to prevent prying authorities from constantly keeping tabs on where we go and what we do. So, how can the authorities break down this innate resistance that we Americans have to Big Brotherism? One simple word, whisper today's technocratic machiavellians: children. Of course! We love our children and naturally want them to be safe. There's the perfect opening for the snoopercrats. It's an insecure world, they darkly warn us––terrorists, kidnappers, molesters, you name it. To protect children, we should electronically track them. It's out of love that we do this. Thus, the school district of Spring, Texas, is now issuing radio frequency ID cards to its school kids, so police can track each of them on a computer screen. Did little Jeannie stop off at her friend's house rather than going straight home after school? With her RFID tag, the authorities know where she is. It's security paranoia. This district in suburban Houston has not had a single problem with child disappearances. "But," says one mother who applauds the $180,000 system, "you hear about all this violence." So – like keeping track of livestock and Wal-Mart merchandise – parents have okayed the tracking of their own children. Indeed, authorities in Spring are now considering having the RFIDs implanted under the skin of each child. Then they could track them 24/7.

Not everyone is thrilled. "It's too Big Brother for me," says a 15-year old student. "Something about the school wanting to know the exact place and time makes me feel kind of like an animal."

http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/article_16046.shtml


From:
Aftermath News
Top Stories - December 13th, 2004

Have you been chipped, yet?

The worry, of course, is that being chipped will not stay voluntary.

Have you been chipped, yet? You could be soon, for the Food & Drug Administration has now cleared the way for a Florida corporation, Applied Digital Solutions, to market a tiny electronic device called VeriChip that is surgically implanted under the skin of your arm or hand. Don't worry, says the corporation soothingly, being chipped doesn't hurt you, and it's really for your own good. For example, they say, if you have an accident, your implanted chip could contain vital medical information that could be accessed by an ambulance crew (assuming the crew has bought a hand-held, chip-reading scanner, which Applied Digital also happens to sell). Besides, coo the corporate hawkers, being chipped is a matter of great personal convenience for you. No longer would you have to carry cumbersome ID cards to get into your workplace––you could have all the required ID stored on your chip, right inside your body. And think of the convenience of not having to fumble with credit cards! Instead, your credit numbers literally are implanted in you, so rather than running your cards through a scanner, a retailer can simply scan you. Talk about consumer progress, VeriChip turns your own body––your very own self––into a bar-coded payment system.

The worry, of course, is that being chipped will not stay voluntary. Corporations and government will soon insist that their employees, frequent travelers, protesters, and others be tagged for security reasons. To rebel against this effort to turn us into a nation of cattle, call the Electronic Privacy Information Center: 202-488-1140.

http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/article_15163.shtml


From:
Aftermath News
Top Stories - December 11th, 2004

Have you been chipped, yet?

The worry, of course, is that being chipped will not stay voluntary.
Have you been chipped, yet? You could be soon, for the Food & Drug Administration has now cleared the way for a Florida corporation, Applied Digital Solutions, to market a tiny electronic device called VeriChip that is surgically implanted under the skin of your arm or hand. Don't worry, says the corporation soothingly, being chipped doesn't hurt you, and it's really for your own good. For example, they say, if you have an accident, your implanted chip could contain vital medical information that could be accessed by an ambulance crew (assuming the crew has bought a hand-held, chip-reading scanner, which Applied Digital also happens to sell). Besides, coo the corporate hawkers, being chipped is a matter of great personal convenience for you. No longer would you have to carry cumbersome ID cards to get into your workplace––you could have all the required ID stored on your chip, right inside your body. And think of the convenience of not having to fumble with credit cards! Instead, your credit numbers literally are implanted in you, so rather than running your cards through a scanner, a retailer can simply scan you. Talk about consumer progress, VeriChip turns your own body––your very own self––into a bar-coded payment system.

The worry, of course, is that being chipped will not stay voluntary. Corporations and government will soon insist that their employees, frequent travelers, protesters, and others be tagged for security reasons. To rebel against this effort to turn us into a nation of cattle, call the Electronic Privacy Information Center: 202-488-1140.

http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/article_15163.shtml


From:
Aftermath News
Top Stories - December 11th, 2004

Anscheinend hat man sich seitens der Behörden zwar den Kopf darüber zerbrochen, wie man ein unbefugtes Auslesen der RFIDs in den neuen Pässen verhindern könnte. Wie einfach hingegen der Kurzwellen/Carrier weggepustet werden kann, hat man offenbar weniger überlegt.


Wie der Chip reagiert, wenn er auf einer anderen, nämlich der physischen Ebene angegriffen wird, ist schon wesentlich schwieriger vorauszusagen. Bei Philips ist man jedenfalls der Ansicht, dass auch das Einstrahlen eines starken Senders auf der Kommunikationsfrequenz 13,65 MHz die Smart Card nicht dazu veranlassen wird, ihre Informationen preiszugeben.

Was aber ist, wenn ein Angriff nicht auf das Abgreifen von Information zielt, sondern gegen den Carrier selbst gerichtet wird?

Wolf Harrant, Kurzwellenexperte und altgedienter Technik-Redakteur bei Radio Österreich International, ist alles andere als wohl bei dem Gedanken, das hier eine Technologie zum Einsatz kommt, die "ein 14-Jähriger mit einem Oszillator-Kleinbausatz" angreifen könne.

Recht anfällig ist das System nämlich gegen Überlagerungen, Funkechos und ähnliche Störungen, weshalb in den technischen Empfehlungen der Organisation für Zivilluftfahrt [ICAO], aber auch der Hersteller mehrfach darauf hingewiesen wird, die Nähe metallischer Flächen beim Aufstellen von Smart-Card-Lesegeräten zu meiden.

Wie "Funkchips" bzw. "kontaktlose Smartcards" funktionieren
Viel Watt gegen sehr wenig Watt

Ganz abgesehen davon, dass weltweit Hunderttausende für einen Angriff leicht umrüstbare Kurzwellen-Funkanlagen von der Marine bis zu Amateurfunkgeräten verfügbar seien, so Harranth weiter. Mit minimalen Eingriffen sei es möglich, so manchen leistungsfähigen Amateur-Transceiver vom 20-Meter-Band [14,025 MHz aufwärts] auf die Sendefrequenz 13,650 MHz umzustellen.

Die werksmäßig vorgesehene Sendeleistung von bis zu 200 Watt müsste an sich genügen, um die Kommunikation auf 13,65 MHz für schwächere Sender empfindlich zu stören bzw. unmöglich zu machen, so Harranth abschließend.

Lesegeräte für kontaktlose Smart Cards können aus arbeitsmedizinischen Gründen nur im unteren, einstelligen Wattbereich senden. Die Antworten der Smart Card dürften sich im unteren Milliwatt-Bereich bewegen.

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http://futurezone.orf.at/futurezone.orf?read=detail&id=259592

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Quelle: quintessenz-list Digest, Vol 21, Issue 6

Check the MSNBC video link below!

They are selling the chip as a clubbing convenience so VIP members are not burdened with a purse or ID, and they are part of the "in-crowd."

Go figure, it's Verichip and it's being pushed in Florida. Also note the complicity of the reporter in forwarding this as something desirable for the uber-hip.

Insidious to a fault.Say NO to the chip.

http://tinyurl.com/5e8rw
http://video.msn.com/video/p.htm?i=c9295984-d2cb-46f2-8425-995111b0d8d5,62378dec-21db-4afa-8f76-d68b6de855d6,919edacc-e319-4e0e-9e3c-fe95ad9901c1&m=News&mi=NBC%20News


Informant: Andrea Ball

Chips unter der Haut ersetzen im Ausland bereits Kreditkarte und Krankenakte...

http://www.silicon.de/nl.php?id=184845

Europas Einzelhandel setzt auf RFID
http://www.silicon.de/nl.php?id=184848


Nachrichten von Bernd Schreiner

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65332,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_8


Informant: tHe mAdd pRoFeSsOr