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honestly given how long ago that was I'd not be surprised if everything's completely peppered with chips... one from the manufacturer, one from inventory, one f

by alliao 1y ago

honestly given how long ago that was I'd not be surprised if everything's completely peppered with chips... one from the manufacturer, one from inventory, one from logistic, one from corporate espionage agent, one from foreign adversary state actor sky really is the limit with these. didn't parmesan put some chips in their cheese too?

janice1999 1y ago
Sounds crazy but car and truck tires have had RFID chips for years. I assume most people would be surprised by that. https://www.tirereview.com/michelin-connect-car-tires-rfid-2023/ https://www.tirereview.com/michelin-connect-car-tires-rfid-2...
- dylan604 1y ago
  Stealing people's tires is a common thing. So add an RFID reader to cars with ALPR gear, and they can see if any tires they come across have also been reported stolen. See, it's nothing but wins for the consumer!
  - datadrivenangel 1y ago
    And the marginal cost per tire at scale is very low.
  - etrautmann 1y ago
    Ah yes and then you can sell tire usage subscriptions: model XYZ can only be driven with an active monthly subscription
transcriptase 1y ago
Imagine if the crazies were right and the Covid vaccines actually did have RFID.
- dylan604 1y ago
  Wouldn't that confuse someone if they were to be scanned and had multiple IDs because they received more than one vaccine as time went by?
- Grazester 1y ago
  Then we would now have to wear tinfoil suits instead of just hats.
- janice1999 1y ago
  The RFID vaccine conspiracy was inspired by another, very different technology Bill Gates helped fund - microneedle vaccines with quantum dot records. I guess RFID was easier for people to understand and it became the go-to conspiracy instead. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/invisible-ink-could-reveal-whether-kids-have-been-vaccinated/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/invisible-ink-cou...
  - bitwize 1y ago
    The RFID vaccine conspiracy theory has been around since the 90s, back when Bill Gates was just a software robber baron, before his Lex Luthor arc.
xadhominemx 1y ago
The ICs are tiny but the antenna are much larger.

by alliao 1y ago

janice1999 1y ago

Sounds crazy but car and truck tires have had RFID chips for years. I assume most people would be surprised by that. https://www.tirereview.com/michelin-connect-car-tires-rfid-2023/ https://www.tirereview.com/michelin-connect-car-tires-rfid-2...

dylan604 1y ago
Stealing people's tires is a common thing. So add an RFID reader to cars with ALPR gear, and they can see if any tires they come across have also been reported stolen. See, it's nothing but wins for the consumer!
- datadrivenangel 1y ago
  And the marginal cost per tire at scale is very low.
- etrautmann 1y ago
  Ah yes and then you can sell tire usage subscriptions: model XYZ can only be driven with an active monthly subscription

transcriptase 1y ago

Imagine if the crazies were right and the Covid vaccines actually did have RFID.

dylan604 1y ago
Wouldn't that confuse someone if they were to be scanned and had multiple IDs because they received more than one vaccine as time went by?
Grazester 1y ago
Then we would now have to wear tinfoil suits instead of just hats.
janice1999 1y ago
The RFID vaccine conspiracy was inspired by another, very different technology Bill Gates helped fund - microneedle vaccines with quantum dot records. I guess RFID was easier for people to understand and it became the go-to conspiracy instead. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/invisible-ink-could-reveal-whether-kids-have-been-vaccinated/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/invisible-ink-cou...
- bitwize 1y ago
  The RFID vaccine conspiracy theory has been around since the 90s, back when Bill Gates was just a software robber baron, before his Lex Luthor arc.

xadhominemx 1y ago

The ICs are tiny but the antenna are much larger.