Texas bill would replace vehicle inspection stickers with RFID tags

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Texas Considers Putting RFID Tags in All
Cars

Texas Considers Putting RFID Tags in All
Cars 04/02/2005 11:05 PM

Tags and Stickers

Tags and Stickers 06/05/2005 10:49 PM

As I noted before in Tags and Divergence and attempted to address in Emulating Errors for Tag Convergence, tagging as practiced today could use more convergence features. While thinking about this and wiki-related problems, I came up with stickers.

I came up with the idea of stickers when I remembered the opening chapter of Snow Crash in which a girl tagged a bad driver's car with a sticker. Stickers on wiki entries? Stickers on Flickr pictures? Stickers on links?

Stickers are like graphical tags that users can attach to text or images. While textual stickers can be applied likes tags are, similar to the way adjectives work, I think graphical stickers offer better user experiences. An open system can allow users to create custom stickers and variations of stickers (like icons with modifier pieces) to help users create a graphical language. Time and effort needed to create new graphical stickers is not a liability but a convergence feature.

I think the best way to use stickers is to combine it with limits in availability and time. So a user gets N number of stickers of various types to start with and will get M more per week or month and each sticker type has specific time limits (meaning they come off after a while).

I am still not done thinking about stickers but I thought it was interesting enough as is.

ADESA Inc., Escrow.com Partner to
Provide Inspection Services to Online
Vehicle Buyers

ADESA Inc., Escrow.com Partner to
Provide Inspection Services to Online
Vehicle Buyers 06/24/2005 03:06 PM
Autoremarketing.com - Fri Jun 24, 10:54 am GMT

Notebooks Replace Textbooks in Texas

Notebooks Replace Textbooks in Texas 04/27/2004 03:55 PM

Texas Instruments is unconvinced WiMax
will replace DSL

Texas Instruments is unconvinced WiMax
will replace DSL 09/21/2004 08:28 AM
Despite all of the hype surrounding WiMax, chip maker Texas Instruments Inc. remains unconvinced the technology will revolutionize the way that broadband Internet services are delivered to homes and offices, according to a company executive.

Second-generation RFID tags on the way

Second-generation RFID tags on the way 03/23/2005 10:09 AM

RFID Tags Don't Work That Well

RFID Tags Don't Work That Well 11/03/2003 12:21 PM
For all the focus on how RFID tags could lead to invasions of privacy or how Wal-Mart is going to use them in all parts of their operation, one thing that many people have apparently overlooked is the fact that the technology still isn't all that reliable. I'm sure it will get better and the problems will get fixed, but this report points out that the technology doesn't work all that well sometimes. Everyone admits that RFID systems are likely to become a big thing, but the timing may not be as fast as has been predicted. In fact, some are wondering if the smaller companies providing RFID technology will be able to stay in business long enough.

RFID tags not ready to Spy on You!

RFID tags not ready to Spy on You! 05/09/2004 05:09 PM
Seems Walmart is having problems reading some pallets of merchandise and the RFID tags contained within or on. They have...

RFID tags: The people say no

RFID tags: The people say no 09/07/2004 06:38 AM
The issue has united readers of all stripes, from the religious to privacy advocates, CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos writes.

RFID Tags For The Rich

RFID Tags For The Rich 02/12/2004 02:13 PM

Walmart and RFID tags some conclusions

Walmart and RFID tags some conclusions 11/14/2003 04:38 AM
If you have been reading here for a while you will remember my rant on these RFID tags that companies...

RFID Tags Used More for Tracking Goods

RFID Tags Used More for Tracking Goods 05/28/2004 08:02 PM
As disposable radio tags replace bar codes for tracking goods, demand is expected to explode for plastics that conduct electricity.

IBM and Philips team on RFID tags

IBM and Philips team on RFID tags 01/26/2004 08:35 AM
ZDNet Jan 26 2004 12:51PM GMT

RFID tags in Benetton clothing

RFID tags in Benetton clothing 03/13/2003 10:24 AM
Benetton is buying 15 million RFID (radio frequency identification) tags to attach to the labels in their clothing as an anti-theft measure. People are freaked out (again) about privacy issues, but the reality (at least today) is that the range of RFID tech is too short for someone to drive by your house and scan your closet. Still, it does make sense to zap the tags out of commission once items are paid for. Link Discuss

RFID tags become hacker target

RFID tags become hacker target 07/28/2004 08:04 PM
The tracking technology could be abused by tech-savvy shoplifters to mark expensive goods as cheaper items.

RFID Tags For Tracing Food

RFID Tags For Tracing Food 12/28/2003 05:24 AM
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Gartner: Get ready now for next-gen RFID
tags

Gartner: Get ready now for next-gen RFID
tags 04/11/2005 07:50 AM
Three suppliers have developed a chip that complies with a new standard, and another has unveiled a new reader and tag system.

School kids to receive RFID tags

School kids to receive RFID tags 07/13/2004 08:23 AM
ZDNet Jul 13 2004 11:55AM GMT

New tool demonstrates hacks against RFID
tags

New tool demonstrates hacks against RFID
tags 07/29/2004 08:44 PM

Walmart Begins Rollout of RFID and EPC
Tags

Walmart Begins Rollout of RFID and EPC
Tags 04/30/2004 11:57 AM

Sidebar: RFID tags key to some cattle ID
programs

Sidebar: RFID tags key to some cattle ID
programs 12/30/2003 05:20 PM
Two U.S. companies and one in Australia supply cattle RFID tags through supplier arrangements with producers in Australia, Brazil and Canada.

Delta to use RFID tags to track luggage

Delta to use RFID tags to track luggage 07/01/2004 05:20 PM
Following a series of tests designed to see how well RFID tags work, Delta Air Lines said today it will use the new wireless technology throughout its U.S. network to track luggage.

"RFID Tags in New US Notes Explode When
You Try to Microwave Them"

"RFID Tags in New US Notes Explode When
You Try to Microwave Them" 03/06/2004 02:05 AM

Despite cost pressures, RFID tags
gaining steam

Despite cost pressures, RFID tags
gaining steam 06/08/2004 12:34 PM
It may be "the oldest new technology," in the words of IDC analyst Christopher Boone, but the combination of RFID (radio frequency identification) tags with electronic product codes could change the way manufacturers and retailers manage their supply chains, according to analysts, vendors, and attendees at IDC's RFID Update conference in Boston on Monday.

Low-cost ways to 'foil' low-tech RFID
tags

Low-cost ways to 'foil' low-tech RFID
tags 08/13/2004 05:38 AM

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“Though RFID devices come in all shapes and sizes, it’s the tiniest tags using the technology that are bound to cause the biggest headaches, according to a presenter at Wednesday’s USENIX Security Symposium….warned Ari Juels, principal research scientist for Bedford, Mass.-based RSA Laboratories, “the very simple technology can give rise to a whole host of problems.” Declaring that “we’re on the brink of an explosion in RFID use,” Juels cautioned that the security community must…

RFID tags gaining in popularity but
consumer beware

RFID tags gaining in popularity but
consumer beware 07/01/2004 03:53 PM

Some big names in business are investing serious cash in researching RFID tags. I have no doubt that RFID tags will be on virtually everything including embedded in clothes, consumer products etc. I am aware of the power of tracking products consumable products from cradle to grave.

Imagine buying some steaks at Costco and taking them home and when you put them in your refrigerator you push a inventory button and your Wifi connected fridge broadcast the updated information to your computer. You want to see where those steaks came from login to your PC and connect to national database which includes information that gives you DOB of the Steer, what the animal was fed, what type of injections it had, what processing plant processed the meat, where it was stored, what temperature variations the meat was subjected etc.

Does this sound far-fetched. Well I challenge that in 5 years or less this will be possible. But I caution you this could be a two way street. You buy a pack of cigarettes at Walmart on your debit card this purchase is tracked and then your life insurance company buys a profile about your buying habits and then send you a rate increase because now you are a high risk client in that you are a candidate for lung cancer.

Think about that the next time you see a RFID tag. [Infoworld]

Radio tags dress up RFID concept store

Radio tags dress up RFID concept store 07/14/2004 02:58 PM
In India, Wipro sets up clothing store to demonstrate latest fashion in inventory control.

FDA backs RFID tags to track
prescription drugs

FDA backs RFID tags to track
prescription drugs 02/19/2004 06:17 PM
The Food and Drug Administration is backing RFID technology as the best way to track prescription drugs and anticipates widespread use of the wireless technology by the health care industry within three years.

LXE Wireless Computer Software Supports
96-Bit RFID Tags

LXE Wireless Computer Software Supports
96-Bit RFID Tags 04/04/2005 11:35 AM
Frontline Apr 4 2005 3:18PM GMT

Radio tags dress up India's 1st RFID
concept store

Radio tags dress up India's 1st RFID
concept store 07/14/2004 03:21 PM
CNET Jul 14 2004 7:08PM GMT

New Generation of Highly Conductive Inks
Making RFID Tags Better, Smaller

New Generation of Highly Conductive Inks
Making RFID Tags Better, Smaller 06/17/2005 03:23 PM
Creative Materials promotes its Product #112-15 for printing RFID antennae. [PRWEB Jun 14, 2005]

Wal-Mart tests RFID in Texas stores

Wal-Mart tests RFID in Texas stores 05/04/2004 09:29 AM
Computer Weekly May 4 2004 2:15PM GMT

Wal-Mart Starts RFID Trial Run in Texas

Wal-Mart Starts RFID Trial Run in Texas 04/30/2004 04:32 PM
Wal-Mart has started a previously planned trial rollout of RFID tags at eight sites in Texas as its top suppliers rush to meet January deadline.

Wal-Mart begins RFID trial in Texas

Wal-Mart begins RFID trial in Texas 04/30/2004 01:43 PM
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. began testing the use of RFID (radio frequency identification) tagging at seven stores and a regional distribution center in Texas on Friday, in anticipation of a wider rollout of the technology that the company hopes will eventually replace bar codes.

Texas Bill Would Put Transponders In
Every Car

Texas Bill Would Put Transponders In
Every Car 04/06/2005 06:28 PM
Bob Dole writes "The vice-chairman of the Texas House Transportation Committee has figured out how to do away with those nasty camera tickets. He has introduced a bill to require all state inspection stickers to store and transmit information about you and your vehicle to roadside machines. If the information in a newly created database of every auto insurance policy in the state says your policy is expired, you'll be mailed a $250 ticket. If that ticket gets lost in the mail, don't worry because you won't get another one -- your license and registration are automatically suspended for six months." Seems like a similar plan to ones in Calif ornia and Oregon< /a> to require a GPS device in every car that would report on where you drove so the state could more accurately tax you for driving. Clearly, the idea that you might have some right to privacy concerning where you go doesn't seem to register much with certain state government officials.

Texas Telecom Bill Dead

Texas Telecom Bill Dead 06/05/2005 10:56 PM
The folks at Save Muni Wireless declare interim victory: The people against a provision of the house bill which didn't make it into the senate version wanted to preserve the rights of cities and towns in Texas to determine whether or not municipal cable, telecom, and broadband was appropriate. Texas has a large number of counties with no broadband service or a single provider, and many of the smaller municipalities were concerned with the full ban. The initial bill would seemingly have required airport authorities run by municipalities to cancel Wi-Fi contracts with private companies based on a pretty conservative reading: meaning no Wi-Fi at DFW, Dallas Love, Austin, Bush Intercontinental, and others. That provision was watered down in later house drafts. The bill failed not because of the municipal part, but because, along with another bill, the senate and house couldn't agree on how to reconcile them. Included in the bills was a proposal to eliminate local cable franchise control, which the telcos wanted to allow them easier entry into the television market without having to negotiate local deals with each town, and deregulation elements that would free incumbents from a number of responsibilities while releasing them from tariffs....

Texas Rep Makes Case Against His Own
Bill

Texas Rep Makes Case Against His Own
Bill 04/05/2005 02:27 PM

Phil King leads the charge against municipal network build-outs, but undermines self again: King, in this Star-Telegram (Ft. Worth) article, says that "he views most municipal Wi-Fi networks as a ploy by cities to start for-profit businesses." But dozens of cities are fighting his bill's language, which while revised remains broad enough to fulfill its true purpose: eliminating private competition as well as municipal competition for incumbent broadband providers.

The bill doesn't address the lack of broadband. Rather, it hands monopoly and duopoly powers over to incumbents while reducing a host of regulatory burdens that affect universal access to dial tone and other resources.

Rep. King says, "No business should have to compete with public tax dollars," King said. But it's not about that kind of competition. No municipality should have to beg private corporations for the privilege of having the basic services they need to survive. No municipality should be barred from allowing private companies access to municipal facilities in order to provide private competition.

If Austin's airport has its wireless network shut down as is possible under the Texas bill, that only benefits the cellular carriers who are allowed to continue operating their cell data networks within the airport. It doesn't benefit air travelers, the city of Austin, or business in Austin that view the airport's Wi-Fi network as a competitive advantage.

If there's ever a case to be made for municipal self-determination it's that so many municipalities view broadband networks (wireless or otherwise) as vital components in their ability to serve the public through police, fire, and emergency care and to make their communities competitive for business. When Rep. King say he thinks that cities want to turn broadband into a profit center, he just doesn't understand what they're doing with the technology and how underserved and overpriced most of his state is--or he's only listening to one viewpoint: SBC's.

SBC Promotes Texas Anti-Wireless Bill

SBC Promotes Texas Anti-Wireless Bill 04/08/2005 12:42 PM

Texas Man Receives $7 Million Water
Bill (AP)

Texas Man Receives $7 Million Water
Bill (AP) 01/09/2004 09:55 PM
AP - When Chuck Richison received a water bill in the mail last week, he had a hunch it wouldn't float. Richison's bill normally runs about $55, but the new one was for $7,714,510.21.
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