Third Post

hey, this morning I read a article that caught my eye. It was posted on yahoo news and the link is:
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/samiljan/4515/be-afraid-powder-sized-rfid-chips

The article is called Be Afraid: Powdr-Sized RFID Chips
The article is is talking about RFID chips. This chips are are microchips that are in your credit cards, U.S. passports and all you to pay at tolls using a radio waves. It talks about how the company Hitachi is planning on making new chips that are so small that they can be placed in paper, money or gift certificates. These chips can be used to track where and what you purchase. Which bring makes this a very controversial subject. Chips in credit cards are slightly different from the ones used at pay tolls. The ones in your credit card have to be tapped to work, while the ones in your pay toll cards can be as far as 10 feet. It really isn't clear as too what degree we as consumers should watch out for others looking at our purchases.

I think the RFID chips are a useful item if used properly. It does make life for many much more convenient. For those who use the toll on a daily basis, can just use there EZ pass and save time. Those who use their credit cards can use their credit cards that much faster. The only issue is when companies start to watch what we purchase. Although their intentions might be good, it raises a privacy issue. Companies mainly monitor what we purchase so that are aware of the type of goods and services we recieve satisfaction from. This allows them to produce the types of product that there is an actual demand for. The only problem with this is that they might be going to much into our lives to figure this out. Some people might feel that no one sould know what they purchase with out their approval.