CHANGE Ohio Confronts Macy’s & P&G about RFID

www.WeAreChangeOhio.com http www.WeAreChange.org http Procter & Gamble and Wal-Mart “concealed” RFID readers in contact paper placed under store shelves and embedded RFID antenna chips in packages of Max Factor Lipfinity lipstick. A camera trained on the shelves enabled P&G executives to view Webcam images from 750 miles away in Cincinnati. The P&G researchers “could tell when lipsticks were removed from the shelves and could even watch consumers in action.” RFID has been a concern of mine for quit some time. I had always thought they would never go through with it, given the privacy violations. Turns out I was wrong and they are going ahead with the technology. I decided a visit to some of these companies to let them know that we know was in order. Both Proctor & Gamble and Macy’s corporate headquarters are located in Cincinnati, along with another RFID leader that I didnt have time to get, Johnson & Johnson. I started at Macy’s corporate which sent me to the human resources department in a separate building. The interview at Macy’s is in the video and the person I spoke with admitted that the technology is being looked at and implemented. I then continued to Proctor & Gamble where I was not met with open arms. I managed to infiltrate the lobby for quite some time before security arrived. Here is the punchline of the whole thing, why is a private security firm responsible for guarding nuclear plants doing with a P&G contract? What else might they have in the works that …

Chris Paget talks about long-range RFID tag reading

An ethical hacker tries to make a point that it isn’t too smart to use RFID tags to identify anyone, since the tags can be read from a distance.
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Dallas Channel 8 & IDStronghold about RFID credit card theft

This story ran in Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio about how you can protect yourself from identity theft and payment fraud if you carry RFID enabled or contactless credit cards, debit cards, transit cards, TWIC cards, CAC cards, PIV cards and passports. These cards have tiny radios in them that can be scanned through your purse or wallet without touching you. It highlights Identity Stronghold’s RFID Blocking Wallet, Secure Badgeholder, and Secure Sleeve products.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

I quote from wiki: RFID tags for animals represent one of the oldest uses of RFID technology. Originally meant for large ranches and rough terrain, since the outbreak of Mad Cow Disease, RFID has become crucial in animal identification management. An implantable variety of RFID tags or transponders can also be used for animal identification. The transponders are more well-known as passive RFID technology, or simply “Chips” on animals. The success of various animal identification uses since the early ’90′s has spurred RFID research into various human tracking alternatives. RFID Nanochip www.pharmaseq.com Animal tagging PDF- http Barclay card advert- www.youtube.com