Comment Re:Luggage? (Score 1) 262
Wouldn't that be nice. There are already barcodes on all of the bags. It would be a simple matter to use RFID instead. And hey, wouldn't it be nice if you had one on your ticket, then they could tell that you were on the plane and that your luggage was not, or vise versa. I guess I'd have to say that while I'm fairly big on privacy, I'd gladly be tracked if it ment that my luggage would find me. (Hey, if the spooks are following me, as long as they are watching my luggage, I'm happy) I guess I've just done the dance with the baggage claim one to many times to really stress about my 'privacy' in an airport terminal. They already make me take my shoes off, don't trust me to have a lid on the beverage I buy *in* the gate and rifle through my luggage while I'm waiting... I don't think there's much left to know other than I'm in the can vs standing in line at the Cinna-bun.
I think the RFID/tin foil hat thing is going a bit far. I actually work with RFID. (GEN 2 tags) They are not evil, they are actually (at least with how I use them) trying to reduce the cost cunsumers pay by helping people manage inventory, something noone seems to be able to do. I think there just needs to be a nice little contract with the public. i.e. the vendors stick nice bright red RFID stickers on boxes, and people too lazy to take their razor blades out of the box can get 'tracked'. The fact of the matter is that that number (at least how it's used on the tags I use) mean jack to most anyone but the interested parties and retail systems are not really that advanced that you could actually be tracked by the tag on your box of Wheat Thins. Honesty, openness, and we can all get along.
I think the RFID/tin foil hat thing is going a bit far. I actually work with RFID. (GEN 2 tags) They are not evil, they are actually (at least with how I use them) trying to reduce the cost cunsumers pay by helping people manage inventory, something noone seems to be able to do. I think there just needs to be a nice little contract with the public. i.e. the vendors stick nice bright red RFID stickers on boxes, and people too lazy to take their razor blades out of the box can get 'tracked'. The fact of the matter is that that number (at least how it's used on the tags I use) mean jack to most anyone but the interested parties and retail systems are not really that advanced that you could actually be tracked by the tag on your box of Wheat Thins. Honesty, openness, and we can all get along.
