by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Wednesday October 10, 2012 @11:03AM (#41607581)
Reminds me of the original star trek, always carrying little cards around.
Come on! " pull your Computing ID (CID) card from the alarm unit, and stumble out of the bedroom. Pausing briefly to drop your CID into your desktop computer,"
Right, because computers won't be able to track who you are, your own home. Stopped reading there.
Implanted RFID? We still have to develop the technology for that.. and implants need FDA approval... If you think that's going to happen in 15 years, you've been reading too much of Soulskills writing.
The technology has been around for quite a while. Commercial animal implants have been around for over a decade and are required in some jurisdictions.
Hobbyists have been implanting themselves with subdermal RFID capsules since 1998. A company got approval from the FDA in 2004 and sold it as "VeriChip" or "VeriMed" until late 2010.
There are some security, medical and political issues with the technology, but it's fairly mature.
Is why I said wear or have implanted. There will always be some folks against implants. Even though I'm not a fan of cosmetic body mods, for practice use; go for it!
I'm guessing the CID card's purpose isn't just to specify ID, but to prove it cryptographically. Either a government thing ('To protect the children and fight terrorism!') or the end result of the slow expansion of social networking services into other fields in their quest for more marketing data. Just as many forums and blogs today require a Facebook account to post, in fifteen years your landlord might require you have a Facebook ID card un unlock your apartment door. That way he benefits from a secure,
Machines take me by surprise with great frequency.
- Alan Turing
Wow, the future is the past (Score:2, Insightful)
Reminds me of the original star trek, always carrying little cards around.
Come on! " pull your Computing ID (CID) card from the alarm unit, and stumble out of the bedroom. Pausing briefly to drop your CID into your desktop computer,"
Right, because computers won't be able to track who you are, your own home. Stopped reading there.
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Yup, people will either wear or have implanted some sort of RFID. Doubt physical recognition will be widespread enough y et. But I could be wrong.
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Implanted RFID? We still have to develop the technology for that.. and implants need FDA approval... If you think that's going to happen in 15 years, you've been reading too much of Soulskills writing.
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The technology has been around for quite a while. Commercial animal implants have been around for over a decade and are required in some jurisdictions.
Hobbyists have been implanting themselves with subdermal RFID capsules since 1998. A company got approval from the FDA in 2004 and sold it as "VeriChip" or "VeriMed" until late 2010.
There are some security, medical and political issues with the technology, but it's fairly mature.
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Is why I said wear or have implanted. There will always be some folks against implants. Even though I'm not a fan of cosmetic body mods, for practice use; go for it!
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