<- I also don't think everything needs RFIDBut most of the time it wouldn't be a bad idea.
Honestly I never really though of RFID as a threat to my security or privacy until it was the topic in class. I never thought that RFID could be used as threat but after class I got a lot my nervous. I don't think that for the time being RFID will be used to track me but very soon it could.
IT was really funny because my friend from across the hall came over and some how without me mentioning it he started talking about. He said that once he went to the mall and every time he walked in or out of a store be would see the alarm off. He said he hadn't bought anything the whole time it was going on but he still set it off each time. The moral of this story is that RFID can at times be a hassle sometimes. I would thinks its kind of funny.
Every once in a while when I'm at the library the person checking me out doesn't get the book deactivated right and it goes off. For a library sometimes it can be the worsting thing that be put in but it makes sense. I've read that they are starting to replace bar codes but I could see it being useful because people can change the call number without un-shelving the book. I think that could make things great but really bar codes have worked for a long time and teaching people about these really isn't necessary especially in smaller libraries.
I don't think we will have anything as drastic a minority report but life will be less private if we want convinces like credit and spending cards. I'm reading a book called The Darwinian Left and it makes me think of all the problems that are clear as day with capitalism. I think it should be an option when people set up accounts to have ads show to you and have buying cards like with your name and things that are going.
For a while much of everything will stay the same. Everything has positives and negatives. RFID is one of those things and in my eyes will always be much more of a positive. I think putting one in a animal is a very smart thing and useful to help find their owner. On the other hand putting them in people kind of weird. Today I kind of questioned that though. I lost my OneCard and still haven't found it and have been thinking about having it in me so I could never lose it. I lose a lot of stuff and wouldn't having RFID just in case I lost stuff.
Heres what I mentioned in class about them replacing bar codes with RFID. I think it would be cool if they did. I've flown almost twice a year each year since I was 10 years old. I've gotten lucky and never lost a bag. Hopefully they will lose less of them once this technology is put into place.
http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/1949/1/1/
