Hope2601 Pt 10, Adam Savage and “The RFID Censorship Question” www.HOPE.net

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Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. — Mythbusters Host Retracts RFID Censorship – Mythbusters host Adam Savage is retracting comments he made at a hackers conference where he said an episode exposing security flaws in credit card RFID technology was squelched by credit card company lawyers. In a new statement Adam says, ” If I went into the detail of exactly why this story didn’t get filmed, it’s so bizarre and convoluted that no one would believe me, but suffice to say…the decision not …


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25 Comments

  • damonp92 says:

    shes suggesting a myth for him to test

  • cergeon21 says:

    There’s nothing to cheer about putting chips in our bodies and the gov’t controlling every aspect of life.

  • GundamAngelicDevil says:

    it is within mankind to study, understand, control and suppress nature in any realm that is detremental to the well-being of himself.

  • Smokeybob21 says:

    Kristimjlove I don’t know why you got 6 thumbs down other than these so called people think that it makes them manly to cuss all the time. Using the F word shows how ignorant they are. Because you are proably right it could very well be the mark. they don’t want to believe in the Bible because they may have to give up something fun like getting drunk and spending the night with their head in the toliet. They might have to stop have sex with everything that has a breath. They don’t care.

  • beefy7777777 says:

    The RFID chips is the Mark of the beast. Kristimlove is absolutely right.

  • Elijah4President says:

    A BETTER CRUST! XD

  • ExquisiteDoom says:

    God fucking damn it. THe RFID is NOT THE MARK OF THE BEAST, shut the fuck up with your stupid religious beleifs. It is definately meant for control, but they either copied it so you bible idiots would just go with it thinking “the day of reckonning has come so let’s just stand down like the retards we are” or it’s just a coincidence. Quit being idiots and wake the fuck up. We’re in 2010, don’t ya think it’s time to EVOLVE now? Jesus you religious freaks need a brain change.

  • wormocious says:

    It’s Radio Frequency Identification. You got it wrong and spelled it wrong. And typically they cannot be read from afar, just a few feet.

  • JohnMuise says:

    @kkirt

    stow it.

  • NikoKun says:

    RFID chips are NOTHING more than a wireless version of the magnetic strip on the back of credit cards, or barcodes. They dont remotely/wireless track your moves, they dont process information, or record anything, they dont use GPS like in a cell phone
    RFID chips simply contain a static string of numbers/letters. In order to read an RFID, a scanning device HAS to come within a few feet of it.
    By these crazy religious definitions, natural FINGERPRINTS are more like the “Mark of the Beast”. lol

  • beefy7777777 says:

    Now you lying. These RFID chips are exactly the same types of chips that the one uses to track animals.

    Here is proof. Watch.

    /watch?v=Y7aP2vxNB0U

    And this one:

    /watch?v=HW_PImimbxI

    And this one:

    /watch?v=vVmnZpKOxoM

    So stop purposefully lying to people, or at least get your information straight before reciting whatever the government tells you.

  • beefy7777777 says:

    It’s interesting that that when calling us all religious freaks you use the words “God damn it” and “Jesus” to get your point across. Ironic, isn’t it?

  • beefy7777777 says:

    God bless you both, regardless of what you believe.

  • NikoKun says:

    I was not lying at all. And your silly videos make no point at all in calling me a liar. Fail.

    These chips CANNOT track people unless you come within a couple feet of a scanning device, which is then waved over the chip to check it’s number.
    These are NOT the same as animal tracking TAGS which have batteries in them, and emit a radio single. You are confusing those tags, with the RFID chips we put in pets. Pet-chips cannot track a pet’s movements, they can only be scanned if they are found.

  • QuantumCoffee says:

    Holy freaking cow! People like you serious do not understand what you are talking about. You have no understanding of these technologies at all.
    You’ve simply fell for media sensationalism, and the twisted scare-tactics of conspiracy theorists. Some people purposely twist your religious beliefs to scare you into supporting them.
    I watched every video and they don’t actually support a single claim you made.
    I’ve worked with these technologies, and I can tell you first hand, you’re simply wrong.

  • beefy7777777 says:

    You lied. You absolutely can steal people’s indentity by scanning their chip from many meters away. The government says you can’t do this because of protective sleeves on the chips but you cando it. An ethical hacker proved this, by scanning people’s RFIDs in their driver’s licenses with only $250 of equipment. Here is the video proof here.

    /watch?v=9isKnDiJNPk

    Stop lying to people.

  • beefy7777777 says:

    These microchips were tested on rats before being tested on humans. Many of the rats developed cancer. The researchers said “The transponders were the cause of the tumors,”

    “rats injected with microchips sometimes developed subcutaneous “sarcomas” _ malignant tumors, most of them encasing the implants.”

    “The tumors “are clearly due to the implanted microchips,”

    Search Google for the washington post article titled Chip Implants Linked to Animal Tumors. Then you will see what I mean.

  • voxar says:

    So you believe it’s a good thing if hackers can steal your credit card info or identity by just getting a scanner a few feet from you?
    Also just as you can write data to cards with magnetic strips you can write data to some RFID chips. Used in public transport etc.

  • NikoKun says:

    uh, did I say that?
    Of course it’s not a good thing if hackers do that, unfortunately they already do, and probably will forever… But the technology is making advancements in RFID, or similar tech, security wise.
    That’s likely the reason Mythbusters weren’t allowed to go into those details on TV. Until the securities of these things can be locked in, it’s probably not a good idea to tell everyone on a massively popular TV show.

  • voxar says:

    You said “RFID chips are NOTHING more than a wireless version of the magnetic strip on the back of credit cards” but in reality the magnetic strips are more secure because you need to be much closer, thus you seem to like a system that allows gathering of info remotely.

    Trying to stop information from spreading is never going to work. The correct thing to do would rather be to inform the people affected so they can choose for themselves wether it’s worth the risk of using the technology or not.

  • NikoKun says:

    I’m not doubting it’s a good idea to inform people and let them choose stuff. But RFID has been around for years, and many important things already depend on it. So unfortunately, while the industry works on better ways to secure it, we still have to deal with a flawed technology. Informing people of it’s hack-ability might cause mass problems, even if it might push for a more secure system, faster. I still think it is in the best interest of everyone, not to TV-air the hacking of these things.

  • butlerproman says:

    Somebody get that pizza lady away from the microphone.

  • onesleepykid says:

    I think it’s funny how people think you need to be close for rfid or that it’s safe. I can make a scanner with $25 and get all your info if you have a paypass credit card in a matter of seconds and I don’t need to be anywhere near you. As for it being the mark of the beast, that’s your interpretation. Although, they do seem very similar. Seems interesting how the sheep in the population want this technology around. Looks like the wolves can exploit you while they make it so easy to hack.

  • vendeta912 says:

    Seriously with the effin pizza?

  • roflwaffle12321 says:

    weerd pizzza laddy killd it :(

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