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(clarify a little and note the upsides in this technology and very similar technologies that would boost the Usability of Consumerium Services)
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"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.
"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 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 are upsides to RFID regarding implementation [[consumerium services]], but maybe the best solution would to develop packaging materials that have Radio Frequency or Conduction based identification that is activated only by touching the product with a device that sends a signal to the product to identify itself via conduction.
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.  
 
Perhaps the most workable solution would be to embed this kind of communication infrastructure to the shelf and to the mobile terminal so that you just have to find a sign in the shelf that symbolizes the product and touch it to get the identification data. This way the packaging wouldn't have to contain wasteful, disposable chips.
 
See [[w:RFID]]


http://www.thoughtcrimenews.com/rfid.htm
'''See also:'''
*[[NFC]] or [[Near Field Communication]] for an alternative to RFID for no-hassle [[Product identification]]
*[[Barcode]]
*[[GTIN]]
*[[UPC]]
*[[EAN]]
*[[w:RFID]]


[[Money]] plans:
'''External links:'''
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/chips/0,39020354,2090580,00.htm


"Civil liberties groups demand halt to RFID"
* http://www.thoughtcrimenews.com/rfid.htm
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/emergingtech/0,39020357,39118035,00.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
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