From:	marc.renouf@******.com (Renouf, Marc A.)
Subject:	RFID v. Wireless
Date:	Thu, 6 Oct 2005 09:51:40 -0400

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> From: shadowrn-bounces@*****.dumpshock.com
> [mailto:shadowrn-bounces@*****.dumpshock.com] On Behalf Of Matt
> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 2:25 AM
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> Not everything is hackable though. The books specifically
> states that it is up to the GM what items will be wireless
> enabled. So I doubt the most basic items would be wireless.
> Unless maybe they slapped in an RFID to track shipping...

Okay, here's one distinction that needs to be made. Just
because something's got and RFID tag on doesn't mean that it's something
that can be hacked. At its most basic level, all an RFID is is a tiny
transmitter. Most don't have any computational power whatsoever.
They're not running an OS, and not even set up to take any kind of
"commands." As such, while they are technically a "wireless device"
they are completely immune to hacking because there's nothing to hack.
Saying, "I want to hack his RFID tag to do X" is like saying, "I want to
hack his orange juice to tell me what else he had for breakfast," i.e.
ludicrous.

Marc