zomg, maybe it's a windows meta file?

yea, I got the popup too. I'm removing the image. Try copying it to your local pc and uploading it as a message attachment.

...screwed up...the site I linked at the top does the certificate thing as well. Still, at least it doesn't force it on you. :p

well, RFIDs are currently in use, and they are currently not destroyed when you purchase the item.

The positive aspect of RFID is that it allows per-item tracking in a supply system environment. And by per item, I mean that every single item in the world can have a unique identifier.

And that's the problem. Say you buy a shirt at walmart...you buy it on a credit card. The next time you walk into walmart (or a federal building, or anywhere else for that matter) an RFID scanner that's embedded in the wall (and completely invisible to you) reads the RFID chip in your shirt. From the unique id, it now knows who you are.

RFIDs are supposed to replace UPC entirely...so every single item would have an RFID that could be used to track you. Considering the government and private industry's history of violating everyone's personal rights on a whim, I consider this a pretty big deal.

And, up until this RFID zapper, there was no way to destroy RFID tags short of throwing them in the microwave...and that usually destroyed whatever the RFID was embedded in.

*gets off soap box*

OK, I'll accept that. So how do you know items have an RFID, and where it is on the item itself?

you don't, and that's another problem.

However, RFIDs are standards based, so an RFID reader should be able to read any RFID. IF this stuff actually becomes common, I'll probably just invest in a reader....use it to scan purchases, then something like the zapper to neutralize them.