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, RFID Basics
by Anita Campbell on April 5, 2004
There's been a lot of talk recently on the Internet and in the blogs about RFID chips supposedly being hidden in US$20 bills.
Turns out that's just an urban legend.
The story got started when two people -- apparently with money to burn -- put some of the new U.S. twenty dollar bills into the microwave oven. They say the right eye of andrew jackson exploded. They then deduced that RFID chips had been inserted into the new bills.
AIM Global debunks this myth at its website.
To test the theory, AIM conducted its own experiment. According to the press release AIM issued, not only did the $20 bills NOT explode, they barely got warm when put in the microwave.
As a second experiment, AIM subsequently put an RFID laundry tracking tag into the microwave alongside the twenty, and the tag did indeed explode. But old Andy Jackson still had his right eye. Intact. See below:
Source: AIM Global.
The conspiracy theorists will continue to have a field day with RFID until the public becomes (a) more knowledgeable about RFID, and (b) more comfortable with it.
For that reason, education about RFID is very important. And most likely some basic laws and regulations protecting the individual's right to privacy will need to be enacted before the public reaches a comfort level with this technology.
Turns out that's just an urban legend.
The story got started when two people -- apparently with money to burn -- put some of the new U.S. twenty dollar bills into the microwave oven. They say the right eye of andrew jackson exploded. They then deduced that RFID chips had been inserted into the new bills.
AIM Global debunks this myth at its website.
To test the theory, AIM conducted its own experiment. According to the press release AIM issued, not only did the $20 bills NOT explode, they barely got warm when put in the microwave.
As a second experiment, AIM subsequently put an RFID laundry tracking tag into the microwave alongside the twenty, and the tag did indeed explode. But old Andy Jackson still had his right eye. Intact. See below:
Source: AIM Global.
The conspiracy theorists will continue to have a field day with RFID until the public becomes (a) more knowledgeable about RFID, and (b) more comfortable with it.
For that reason, education about RFID is very important. And most likely some basic laws and regulations protecting the individual's right to privacy will need to be enacted before the public reaches a comfort level with this technology.
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Response from:
eurotrash
(04/18/06 10:15am)
Response from:
killjoker
(02/04/08 6:14pm)
I hope at least that the people of Iceland will fight any attempts to "fool" people into accepting chips under theyr skin in the future...surely nobody with any sense will take something like that even into consideration...but they can chip as many money as hay want but I doubt they followed that idea through, it turned out to be way to exspenive. And of course the plan is to get writ of all papermoney in the near future(that´s why they dream of "chipping" everybody and only the chipped will be able to shop and use the service of the banks + getting into inportant or desireded ereas.
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Knowledge Problem
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And yes, the Big Brother truly is watching us. That's pretty god-damn clear to all none-americans, and more and more americans realize they've been taken it up the arse for too long now.
Open your eyes and STOP LISTENING LIES!