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The '''GFDL text corpus''' is simply the [[text corpus]] that is under [[GFDL]]. The GFDL itself ensures that the original sources of such texts ''cannot'' control the disposition of the material (this is called the [[right to fork]]).  Accordingly there are competing text bases in various places, such as the [[Internet Encyclopedia]] (which is run with the assistance of [[Wikipedia]] developers, and therefore suspect in the eyes of [[troll]]s) and the Consumerium R&D wiki - where [[moral purchasing]] and [[comprehensive outcome]] and [[transparency]] are going to be more intensely examined than at any other GFDL-based service.
Controversial '''RFID''' technology identifies products according to a [[radio frequency]] signature.  It is so small and cheap it may even be embedded into [[currency]]. '''RFID radio transponders''' (receiver and sender combined) get their electricity by induction of a magnetic field.


[[Trolls]] seek to achieve independence of user interface and access the GFDL text corpus itself directly through any user interface.  This they are doing at present through use of tools they do not share with non-trolls, so little can be said about these.  If this fails they may use legal means against [[software imperialism]], e.g. GFDL clauses violated by [[Wikipedia]], libel laws violated by [[sysop power structure]] which have turned Wikipedia into a [[libel pit]].  A key problem is that most GFDL text is in a [[data jail]] inside [[MySQL dump]]s, which is not even close to satisfying the GFDL clauses requiring source text access. For instance, a decompression utility must be used to read the text.
RFID tags are very small chips containing a tiny antennae, and can be fixed to physical items.  A number of major retailers are interested in using them as a high-tech replacement for [[barcode]]s, as they offer the possibility of improved [[stock control]] -- allowing a company to automatically count how many items it has in [[inventory]], and even knowing exactly who is buying what.


Eventually, by a combination of legal and technical means, trolls will succeed, and the GFDL text corpus will be liberated and visible and editable as a whole.
It may be harder to get RFID data than to [[swipe the barcode]].
 
There are potential benefits to consumers; but potential risks to [[privacy]]. 
"an individual wouldn't know that their clothing was broadcasting information, possibly to a hidden reader.... RFID's electronic product code would theoretically allow every object in the world to be given a unique ID number."
 
"This in turn opens up the possibility of mass surveillance, with people being tagged, monitored and profiled without their knowledge and consent through hidden RFID chips."  This goes well beyond the [[user data]] we would need to deliver a detailed [[Consumerium buying signal]] to [[individual buying criteria]].  It is not clear whether such a potentially intrusive technology is inherently [[dangerous technology]] or whether it could play a role in a more [[healthy signal infrastructure]].  [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] is going to have to make difficult decisions regarding this and related questions.
 
===RFID security===
 
There have been reports of tests of RFID chips that function only at a very close range (20-30cm) thus reducing the risks of remote survaillance.
 
There is also research into selectively blocking reading RFID information in the following manner: Chips can be configured to have practically any identity in the address space, thus making the tag seemingly look like any one of the possible tags.
 
'''See also:'''
*[[NFC]] or [[Near Field Communication]] for an alternative to RFID for no-hassle [[Product identification]]
*[[Barcode]]
*[[GTIN]]
*[[UPC]]
*[[EAN]]
*[[w:RFID]]
 
'''External links:'''
 
* http://www.thoughtcrimenews.com/rfid.htm
* http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/chips/0,39020354,2090580,00.htm - [[Money]] plans
* [http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/emergingtech/0,39020357,39118035,00.htm Civil liberties groups demand halt to RFID]
* [http://www.rfidlog.com/ Latest RFID News]
* [http://www.rfidgazette.org/ The RFID Gazette]
* [http://www.rfidbuzz.com/ RFIDbuzz.com] - RFID news from intrustry and privacy perspectives
* [http://www.rfidbuzz.com/wiki RFID wiki] - a wiki dedicated to RFID resources, actors in the marketplace, standards and more

Latest revision as of 01:50, 10 June 2004

Controversial RFID technology identifies products according to a radio frequency signature. It is so small and cheap it may even be embedded into currency. RFID radio transponders (receiver and sender combined) get their electricity by induction of a magnetic field.

RFID tags are very small chips containing a tiny antennae, and can be fixed to physical items. A number of major retailers are interested in using them as a high-tech replacement for barcodes, as they offer the possibility of improved stock control -- allowing a company to automatically count how many items it has in inventory, and even knowing exactly who is buying what.

It may be harder to get RFID data than to swipe the barcode.

There are potential benefits to consumers; but potential risks to privacy. "an individual wouldn't know that their clothing was broadcasting information, possibly to a hidden reader.... RFID's electronic product code would theoretically allow every object in the world to be given a unique ID number."

"This in turn opens up the possibility of mass surveillance, with people being tagged, monitored and profiled without their knowledge and consent through hidden RFID chips." This goes well beyond the user data we would need to deliver a detailed Consumerium buying signal to individual buying criteria. It is not clear whether such a potentially intrusive technology is inherently dangerous technology or whether it could play a role in a more healthy signal infrastructure. Consumerium Governance Organization is going to have to make difficult decisions regarding this and related questions.

RFID security

There have been reports of tests of RFID chips that function only at a very close range (20-30cm) thus reducing the risks of remote survaillance.

There is also research into selectively blocking reading RFID information in the following manner: Chips can be configured to have practically any identity in the address space, thus making the tag seemingly look like any one of the possible tags.

See also:

External links:

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