--- From: "Jim Harper - Privacilla.org" <jim.harper@private> To: "'Declan McCullagh'" <declan@private> Subject: RE: [Politech] RFID tags reportedly found in German loyalty shopping card [priv] Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 14:39:49 -0500 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Technophobe Furor: Magnetic Stripes Discovered on Credit Cards! Using a secret, invisible technology called "magnetism," credit cards are being embedded with information about credit card users, say privacy advocates. This secret "magnetic" technology is concealed from consumers in an innocuous looking stripe on the back of some credit cards, allowing information to be transferred secretly between credit card companies and merchants. The evildoers then surreptitiously or brazenly effectuate transactions at the behest of purchasers, taking control of a small part of their financial assets in the process. "This 'magnetism' is foisted on consumers without any notice or warning. Our outrage and surprise knows no bounds. Consumers won't be seduced by the appeal of lower cost, greater convenience, or any other pursuit ordinarily associated with the wants and needs of consumers," said consumer advocate Ka . . . . 'Nuff said. Jim Harper Editor Privacilla.org _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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