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Would putting my newly bought shoes into a microwave be a good countermeasure?
by hawski 9y ago
Would putting my newly bought shoes into a microwave be a good countermeasure?
- glubGlub 9y agoNext month: new shoe regulations require the use of materials that melt or burn when microwaved.
- TeMPOraL 9y agoNah, they won't need to push that hard. "Warranty void when microwaved" will most likely be enough.
- imgabe 9y agoI've never made a warranty claim for shoes, so that shouldn't be a problem.
- TeMPOraL 9y agoMe neither (too lazy for that), but I know they are used and abused by people too. This leads to funny cases I heard of like a company specifying that some shoes are for "walking", not for "running", and refusing to refund them if you admit to running in them.
- kebman 9y agoYou guys need Norwegian consumer protection...
- vsl 9y agoAs long as it comes bundled with Norwegian famously cruel child "protection" services, thanks but no thanks.
- mason240 9y agoThat doesn't sound too unreasonable. Some shoes like heels are made for fashion, not function.
- bigiain 9y agoIf it's "not unreasonable" for them to reject warranty claims if you run in shoes "not intended for running", does that mean it is reasonable to make a warranty claim on shoes "intended for fashion" if you're not picked up while wearing them? "Wore these heels to six bars, didn't get hit on once. Please repair or refund."
- i336_ 9y agoI've heard that you can disable RFID readers (not tags, readers) with an appropriately-resonant coil and an EMP circuit. I'm not sure if the same can be done to tags, but considering the size of the tiny electronics, and the fact that they are manufactured under the assumption they'll never need to be touched (aka, no CMOS spike tolerance), it might be trivially... ...wait. I just remembered about RFID alarm barriers in retail stores. Well this is annoyingly difficult to discuss, then...
- phkahler 9y ago>> Well this is annoyingly difficult to discuss, then... Why? Is there a law against public discussion about how to disable an anti-theft device or something?
- i336_ 9y agoOkay, not really - but it can be tricky to know where to draw the line. I guess I was uncertain.
- kebman 9y agoI draw the line where actions are taken. A discussion is not an action. Using a device illegally is, like for instance pulling the trigger of a gun with the evil intent of murder, or taking something that isn't yours.
- BeniBoy 9y agoIndeed you can, from a disposable camera flash circuit[1]! Though I concur, might be used for evil purposes, couldn't resist posting this. I just love disposable cameras hacks. [1]:https://events.ccc.de/congress/2005/static/r/f/i/RFID-Zapper(EN)_77f3.html https://events.ccc.de/congress/2005/static/r/f/i/RFID-Zapper...
- i336_ 9y agoAh, very interesting. Thanks for the link.
- soebbing 9y agoI heard that the "is there a pot on"-impulse of induction cooktops is strong enough to kill RFID-chips without burning them. Have not tried it though.
- MichaelMoser123 9y agoanother trick would be to pay for the shoes in cash; in this case they will not be able to link the RFID chip to your real identity. Cash payment is a very privacy friendly technology.
- loopdoend 9y agoThat's not the point - the point is being identified as an entity by a unique marker that the RFID tag gives off. It's still an anonymous entity, but it can be deanonymized by correlation... with your face via video or whatever.