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Spychips: How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Purchase and Watch Your Every Move
Category: Paperback
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0452287669
Manufacturer: Plume
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Editorial Reviews
Product Description:
As you walk down the street, a tiny microchip implanted in your tennis shoe tracks your every move; chips woven into your clothing transmit the value of your outfit to nearby retailers; and a thief scans the chips hidden inside your money to decide if you?re worth robbing. This isn?t science fiction; in a few short years, it could be a fact of life.
Spychips takes readers into the frightening world of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).While manufacturers and the government want you to believe that they would never misuse the technology, the future looks like an Orwellian nightmare when you consider the possibilities of surveillance and tracking these chips embody. Combining in-depth research with firsthand reporting, Spychips reveals how RFID technology, if left unchecked, could soon destroy our privacy, radically alter the economy, and open the floodgates for civil liberty abuses.
Customer Reviews
Spy Chips by Jerry L. Bortner
Very interesting book & a “Must Read” if you are concerned about the future of our country.
Pulp Fiction, Pop Science by J. C. Wilson
Albrecht’s book is a sensational account of what could happen if the laws of physics were suspended and all men were created evil. It is pure fantasy. One of the reviewers said that only in America can someone with such limited knowledge and no credentials write a book about something they know little about. This is a silly book with mistatements galore. It does a disservice to those people who are true privacy advocates but wish to employ technology in a privacy enhancing way. False statements give rise to false fears and that is what Ms. Albrecht is all about. She needs to take a course or two on RFID before she writes about it.
A must read - everyone should know about the uses of RFID to track items, people, ??? by Dennis J. Faulkner
This should be required reading in schools and colleges - people need to know how RFID can be used - for example, prices being changed based on who is purchasing an item - all people need to know how RFID can be used ethically - and unethically. And it seems corporations are not too hung up on ethics -
Everyone should read it by C. Smith
This is not light reading, but I truly think every American should read this book! I have heard Dr. Albrecht speak on numerous occasions, and I think that most of us in our nation are sleeping while our freedoms are chipped away. (no pun intended) Our right to privacy is one of the most personal freedoms.
After reading this book, you will think twice about EVERY purchase you make again! Not to mention answering personal questions while doing ordinary business every day.
A MUST READ! This is a highly documented and well-researched book.
I just purchased an extra copy to loan out to others.
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