Spychips : how major corporations and government plan to track your every move with RFID

"RFID, which stands for Radio Frequency IDentification, is a technology that uses computer chips smaller than a grain of sand to track items from a distance. And as this mind-blowing book explains, plans and efforts are being made now by global corporations and the U.S government to turn this advanced technology, these spychips, into a way to track our daily activities--and keep us all on Big Brother's short leash. Compiling massive amounts of research with firsthand knowledge, Spychips explains RFID technology and reveals the history and future of the master planners' strategies to imbed these trackers on everything--from postage stamps to shoes to people themselves--and spy on Americans without our knowledge or consent. It also urgently encourages consumers to take action now--to protect their privacy and civil liberties before it's too late."--Publisher description

Big Brother gets up close and personal.

Do you know about RFID (Radio Frquency IDentification)? Well, you should, because in just a few short years, this explosive new technology could tell marketers, criminals, and government snoops everything about you.

Welcome to the world of spychips, where tiny computer chips smaller than a grain of sand will trace everyday objects―and even people―keeping tabs on everything you own and everywhere you go. In this startling, eye-opening book, you'll learn how powerful corporations are planning a future where:

• Strangers will be able to scan the contents of your purse or briefcase from across a room.
• Stores will change prices as you approach-squeezing extra profits out of bargain shoppers and the poor.
• The contents of your refrigerator and medicine cabinet will be remotely monitored.
• Floors, doorways, ceiling tiles, and even picture frames will spy on you―leaving virtually no place to hide.
• microchip implants will track your every move―and even broadcast your conversations remotely or electroshock you if you step out of line.

This is no conspiracy theory. Hundreds of millions of dollars have already been invested in what global corporations and the government are calling "the hottest new technology since the bar code." Unless we stop it now, RFID could strip away our last shreds of privacy and usher in a nightmare world of total surveillance―to keep us all on Big Brother's very short leash.

What critics are saying about Spychips, the book:

Spychips "make[s] a stunningly powerful argument against plans forRFID being mapped out by government agencies, retail and manufacturingcompanies." ―Evan Schuman, CIOInsight

"The privacy movement needs a book. I nominate Spychips."―Marc Rotenberg, EPIC

"Brilliantly written; so scary and depressing I want to put it down, so full of fascinating vignettes and facts that I can't put it down." ―Author Claire Wolfe

Spychips "makes a very persuasive case that some of America's biggest companies want to embed tracking technology into virtually everything we own, and then study our usage patterns 24 hours a day.It's a truly creepy book and well worth reading." ―Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe

"You REALLY want to read this book." ―Laissez Faire

Tracking everything everywhere : the RFID threat Spychips 101 : the basics of RFID The master plan : how RFID could change your world forever The spy in your shoe : how everyday objects could report on their owners There's a target on your back : how marketers plan to use RFID to manipulate and spy on customers The RFID retail zoo : the future of shopping Bringing it home : how RFID could invade your private spaces Talking trash : how the RFID tags you throw away say as much as the ones you keep Yes, that's your medicine cabinet talking : how your doctor, pharmacy, and hospital plan to use RFID This is a stickup : RFID crimes, should-be crimes, and just plain snooping Downshifting into surveillance mode : tracking people through their travels The chips that won't die : technical fixes to the RFID problem Adapt or die : how RFID backers hope to get you on board Are you next? : numbering, tracking, and controlling humans with RFID Your tax dollars at work : government use of RFID The nightmare scenario : what if Hitler had RFID? Pull the plug! : how you can help win the RFID war Epilogue. Major corporations are working right now to install tiny tracking devices on all consumer products. And if we fail to oppose these practices now, say authors and activists Albrecht and McIntyre, our future may look like something from a terrifying sci-fi novel-it will be 1984 in 2010.Combining massive amounts of research with firsthand reporting, Spychips explains the new RFID technology (which couples radio frequency with highly miniaturized computers) and reveals the history and future of the master planners' strategies to imbed these trackers on everything-from postage stamps to shoes to people themselves-and spy on Americans without our knowledge or consent. This seemingly innocuous commercial maneuver will inevitably turn our society into a Big Brother nightmare.Analysts envision a time when the system will be used to identify and track every item on the planet, including you. This book is a clanion call to take action now-to protect your privacy and civil liberties before it's too late.