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Actually Adam did a hasty follow-up to this when the video came out to say something to the effect of 'Hmmm, I may have embellished the story - and um that didn
by donohoe 16y ago
Actually Adam did a hasty follow-up to this when the video came out to say something to the effect of 'Hmmm, I may have embellished the story - and um that didn't happen' (BTW, thats me doing some heavy me para-phrasing, not a quote)
Here's the link:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10031601-52.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10031601-52.html
September 3, 2008 10:59 AM PDT
'MythBusters' co-host backpedals on RFID kerfuffle
- epochwolf 16y agoWonderful. Which account do we believe now?
- rpledge 16y agoThis was discussed on No Agenda recently as an example of why corporate advertising is bad for media that does this kind of work (although Mythbusters rarely broaches subjects that run against corporate culture). It seems odd Adam would have made up his original account, but only he knows the real story at this point.
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- keltecp11 16y agoFound this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmajlKJlT3U&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmajlKJlT3U&feature=relat...
- houseabsolute 16y agoI don't really understand the problem to be honest. Maybe someone can explain it to me. Sure it's mildly inconvenient if your CC number gets stolen. But the CC company is the one that foots the bill. In that sense, they are the ones with the best incentive to keep the number secure. If fraudulent transactions instigated by RFID-scanning thieves ever gets to the point where it is a serious concern, I am certain that the companies will act in their own best interest to curb the behavior. In the mean time, who cares if they lose some money?
- michaelaiello 16y agoThere is a "time wasted dealing with my credit card beign stolen" bit that most folks don't attach too much value to until it happens.
- fhars 16y agoIf they can convince the judges that the cards cannot be skimmed, than the very existence of a record of a transaction with a skimmed RFID is legal proof that you did in fact authorize that transaction with your authentic card. There is absolutely no risk for the card issuer involved. It is like it was with debit card PINs here in germany, the banks convinced the judges that the cards are absolutely secure so that any fraud was in fact to blame on the card holder who either didn't protect his PIN or was actively trying to defraud the bank.
- Sukotto 16y agoWe believe the one he told to a bunch of geeks off the cuff and before the Producers and Legal team for his show told him to back away from what he said in this video.
- tommynazareth 16y agoAdam Curry argued convincingly that the hasty follow-up was b.s.
- Confusion 16y agoI don't think anyone buys that follow-up: the original story sound very authentic and is told in a frank Adam-Savage-like manner. The follow-up: not so much. Of course, this is my characterization of my perception of the stories and may be influenced by, for instance, a predisposition towards believing the first story.