would you : technology : "NIKE AND IPOD": A SERVEILLANCE TRACKING DEVICE, WOULD YOU OWN ONE? [+] serious ballot by passiveson ACTIVE Fri Dec 01, 06 - Sun Nov 30, 08 If you enhance your workout with the new Nike+ iPod Sport Kit, you may be making yourself a surveillance target. A report from four University of Washington researchers to be released Thursday reveals that security flaws in the new RFID-powered device from Nike and Apple make it easy for tech-savvy stalkers, thieves and corporations to track your movements. The RFID in the shoe sensor is essentially turning your running shoe into a small radio station capable of being received from up to 60 feet away, with a signal powerful enough to be picked up from a passing car. The sensor will reveal its unique ID to any Nike+ iPod receiver. Researchers hooked a Nike+ iPod receiver up to a Linux-based "gumstix" and say by adding a small "wifistix" antenna to the device, it can transmit this information to any nearby Wi-Fi access point and alert stalkers of your presence via SMS or by plotting your location on Google Maps. UC Berkeley RFID researcher David Molnar speculated about how easy it would be for diverse companies to build their own tiny readers and deploy them in a large environment, selling the data stream to those who would track spouses or teens (or to government agencies to monitor it's citizens). Isn't this violating civil rights? Would you one one? A good Idea Not for me Ballot #106210 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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