For RFID, you might not need a Faraday cage - you might just microwave it for a while. Should disable it. (never tried it though).
I am not sure that microwaving iPhone is a good idea in that sense :) That's the spirit! Katy --- On Tue, 9/1/09, Brian Riordan <riordan.br...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Brian Riordan <riordan.br...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: RE: [Texascavers] Big-Brother related > To: texascavers@texascavers.com > Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 6:03 PM > Foil hat- I hear ya Joe! > I'm currently working on building a compliant Faraday Cage > to keep out > Big Brother (who I'll from here on out I'll refer to as > "Big Stepdad") > I'm gonna call it the "Faraday Freedom Frock" (working > title). > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage > > If you don't mind eliminating any way for someone to call > you, I > believe there are cases comercially available to put your > phone in to > block any signals in or out, but then why carry > phone? Personally, > I'm still a big fan of the pager. There are also > sleaves available > for blocking RFID signals- passive and active (like the > ones in the > new passports). > > As for physically taking data storage devices and searching > them: what > a crock! If I really want to hide something, I'll > have no problem > disguising or hiding 2 gigs the size of my thumbnail. > What a waste of > government resources (surprise!). > > As for the teachers: My wife is one of those teachers > who "meekly > gave up her right to privacy". But of course, after 4 > years of school > to teach they spring that rule on you, and there are plenty > of people > willing to be fingerprinted to get the job- what do you > do? If she > kept her "privacy" she'd have to have 3 roomates to pay the > bills. > OR, give up her privacy so she could have enough money to > have her own > place (at the time). It's just like the social > security number: "not > to be used as identification". Try to get credit > without one! > > I disagree with it too, but not a lot of options... > > -B > > On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 9:43 AM, <jran...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > The cell phone tracking is something I had read about > but never gave a ton > > of thought to until I bought the new iphone. On my > first generation iphone > > the tracking feature could put me in a 10 or 20 block > area. A little close > > for comfort but not awful. My new iphone without using > gps often shows my > > precise location to within 10-30 feet. It does this by > triangulating my > > location from the cell towers but then goes a step > further using the wifi > > networks nearby to greatly improve the accuracy. Using > the built in > > accelerometer the phone even knows what direction I am > facing... > > > > I'm not entirely sure this makes me comfortable but > then again I continue to > > use it. I suppose the moral of the story is that if > you need privacy don't > > buy any portable electronic device. > > > > Heck, my cat has her own RFID chip. I used to think > that using cash instead > > of cards also helps but now I am hearing that the > strips in new money can be > > picked up by sensors at customs. I've not yet > completely substantiated this > > one yet... > > > > Time to get out my foil hat! > > > > Joe > > > > On Sep 1, 2009 8:59am, Linda Palit <lkpa...@sbcglobal.net> > wrote: > >> The local grocery is about to require a > fingerprint with check and > >> > >> identification, if you want to use a check. It > has been tested in Austin, > >> > >> etc, and seems to have worked out. Babies and > children are sometimes > >> > >> fingerprinted to use as comparison in the case of > crimes. > >> > >> > >> > >> Anonymity is becoming rare and more difficult, and > fingerprinting is > >> > >> associated with things much different than it once > was. > >> > >> I put this in a different category than invading > my personal laptop or > >> > >> tapping my phone, but in a digital age, perhaps it > all runs together. > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> > >> From: Katy Roodenko [mailto:katy...@yahoo.com] > >> > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 8:50 AM > >> > >> To: Cavers Texas > >> > >> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Big-Brother related > >> > >> > >> > >> Hm, > >> > >> > >> > >> Can we (the foreigners who for whatever reason > come to visit USA) encrypt > >> > >> our fingerprints? I have never been to any as > humiliating process as this > >> > >> one: being taken my fingerprints at the US > border. > >> > >> > >> > >> I guess it is really not the best way to make > friends. I know many of my > >> > >> friends in Europe who would not come to USA > precisely for this reason. > >> > >> > >> > >> For whatever reasons, very recently, Texas > Teachers were ordered to give > >> > >> their fingerprints as well. I expected riots and > protests - but they went > >> > >> silently to gave up all their privacy as easily as > that! What a KGB > >> country > >> > >> of obedient society who shouts loudly on privacy > but really forgot what > >> > >> "privacy" really means! > >> > >> > >> > >> Really, if I had a kid, I would not like it to be > educated by these > >> > >> teachers. > >> > >> > >> > >> Katy > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> --- On Tue, 9/1/09, Don Cooper wavyca...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > From: Don Cooper wavyca...@gmail.com> > >> > >> > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Big-Brother > related > >> > >> > To: "Mixon Bill" bmixon...@austin.rr.com> > >> > >> > Cc: "Cavers Texas" texascavers@texascavers.com> > >> > >> > Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 5:10 AM > >> > >> > I figure if you re-constitute zeros and ones > >> > >> > on my computer with enough permutations, you > can make up > >> > >> > just about anything including 9/11 plans and > blueprints for > >> > >> > thermonuke devices. > >> > >> > > >> > >> > I am all FOR encryption. If its MY > bizness, then it > >> > >> > should STAY my business. As far as probing > things I've > >> > >> > thought about and not done - well that is > MINE ALONE. Stay > >> > >> > out of my HEAD - FEDS! > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > And as far as tracking my relative position > between cell > >> > >> > phone towers - How else can I receive a phone > call when > >> > >> > I'm out and about? But yeah - thanks for > reminding me, > >> > >> > Bill - I should always remember to always > turn it off when > >> > >> > I'm out there committing crimes! > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > -WaV > >> > >> > > >> > >> > On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 8:47 PM, > >> > >> > Mixon Bill bmixon...@austin.rr.com> > >> > >> > wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > >> > Surely the authority of the customs people to > inspect > >> > >> > vessels or vehicles applies only to those > that have been > >> > >> > outside the United States? > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > Anyway, there was an amusing thing in the > news a few months > >> > >> > ago. Some guy came into the US from Canada > and somehow the > >> > >> > customs people learned that there was kiddy > porn on his > >> > >> > laptop computer and arrested him. However, > the files were > >> > >> > encrypted, and even the feds were unable to > break the > >> > >> > encryption and prove it. Courts ruled that > the defendent > >> > >> > could not be required to give up the key to > the code. (I > >> > >> > suspect this might have been a deliberate > test case, with > >> > >> > the offending image deliberately out where > the customs > >> > >> > inspector would see it.) > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > Drive them crazy. Get PGP (Pretty Good > Privacy) and encrypt > >> > >> > lots of perfectly innocent stuff on your > computer. Don't > >> > >> > use some wimpy encryption facility that comes > with your > >> > >> > operating system; it is probably not > NSA-proof. (Actually, > >> > >> > of course, unless you deliberately do > something to make them > >> > >> > suspicious--not recommended--, it is > extremely unlikely that > >> > >> > they'll ever check.) It would be really nice > if it was > >> > >> > easy and convenient to encrypt everything, > including all > >> > >> > voice communications. But almost nobody > really cares about > >> > >> > his privacy. Witness all those people who > travel around with > >> > >> > their cell phones turned on, making it > possible to track > >> > >> > them in real time. > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > --Mixon > >> > >> > > >> > >> > ---------------------------------------- > >> > >> > > >> > >> > A fearless man cannot be brave. > >> > >> > > >> > >> > ---------------------------------------- > >> > >> > > >> > >> > You may "reply" to the address this message > >> > >> > > >> > >> > came from, but for long-term use, save: > >> > >> > > >> > >> > Personal: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu > >> > >> > > >> > >> > AMCS: edi...@amcs-pubs.org > >> > >> > or sa...@amcs-pubs.org > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > > >> > >> > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > >> > >> > > >> > >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > >> > >> > > >> > >> > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > >> > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > >> > >> For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > >> > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > >> > >> For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > >> > >> > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
