Us shoplifters may be fucked.

[NeonMonkeys]

http://www.techdo.com/your-worst-nightmare-rfid-powder/

Anyone seen this? If this is real we may have a problem. These tags say they are DIGESTIBLE so they could be EVERYWHERE.

At least these look like they may be relatively expensive, but still....

[ILTST9]

Meh. I don't expect to see this in stores for a while.

[Warped Mindless]

They sale tiny, hand held devices to detect RFID chips. Their pretty reasonable as far as price goes.

[.it]

wouldn't it be a bitch for someone to remove this tags...?

[Maximilleus]

The solution is pretty simple for small items: just use a magic bag. I'd be really pissed off though if they start putting those tags in my food... I'd probably start growing my own.

[dreiman]

NO!

[fishmonger]

If they were put into food I think enough people would stand up against it though. Or at least I would like to think so.

[GermanyOrFlorida]

oh man! If they started using these, it would be cool to buy a bunch online, and stick them to all the shopping carts in the paking lot

[fishmonger]

Originally Posted by Warped Mindless

They sale tiny, hand held devices to detect RFID chips. Their pretty reasonable as far as price goes.

I have looked for this kind of thing before. Just to clarify, it only DETECTS the RFID and not disables it?

I have searched retail security type of sites but I only have found the pads that they slide the item over to deactivate RFIDs (and they need to be plugged in) or used battery powered wands that cost $600+ USD

[Maximilleus]

Originally Posted by GermanyOrFlorida

oh man! If they started using these, it would be cool to buy a bunch online, and stick them to all the shopping carts in the paking lot

Do that, wait in the store for 20 minutes, put a large box (like a computer) in your cart and leave like you paid for it.

[Hyper-dimension]

Originally Posted by fishmonger

If they were put into food I think enough people would stand up against it though. Or at least I would like to think so.

I'm pretty sure the FDA would have a problem with putting these in food. I'm sure medical uses require a consenting patient.

[Warped Mindless]

Originally Posted by fishmonger

I have looked for this kind of thing before. Just to clarify, it only DETECTS the RFID and not disables it?

I have searched retail security type of sites but I only have found the pads that they slide the item over to deactivate RFIDs (and they need to be plugged in) or used battery powered wands that cost $600+ USD

They do have "pocket" models. If you're a profession shoplifter their worth it. I'll just stay with my magic bag.

[nostrumfiend]

Originally Posted by Warped Mindless

They do have "pocket" models. If you're a profession shoplifter their worth it. I'll just stay with my magic bag.

So you are currently using magic bag and know for a fact it still works?

[FacId]

Not adaptable enough yet, people would go eat or do something and end up setting off alarms everywhere. It would make lifting easier if manipulated correctly.

[brotherinarms]

Originally Posted by FacId

Not adaptable enough yet, people would go eat or do something and end up setting off alarms everywhere. It would make lifting easier if manipulated correctly.

i agree with you, are you talking about every time you walk threw you set off the alarm so they think nothing of it?

[fishmonger]

Originally Posted by Warped Mindless

They do have "pocket" models. If you're a profession shoplifter their worth it. I'll just stay with my magic bag.

I figured they must be out there somewhere. Do you know a brand name or anything to search for?

[totse]

This is nothing. The biggest current EAS-related threat to shoplifters is source tagging.

[The English Gentleman]

If they get fucked for stealing I very much hope that they impement this policy in britain, especially in my local tesco... theres a hotty working the ten or under queue.

[NeonMonkeys]

Originally Posted by The English Gentleman

If they get fucked for stealing I very much hope that they impement this policy in britain, especially in my local tesco... theres a hotty working the ten or under queue.

This lol

[fishmonger]

As far as threats go source tagging is definitely a bigger concern...

[stdismas]

The whole point of ingesting the powder was for medical purposes, voluntarily. Like the way they can inject radioactive dye into a patient and use it to locate problems in their system.

[VINNIPOOH]

wow, hitachi is gay now.

wtf are they going to put these on?

i bet the towers installed in all the stores right now will not detect these little bitches.

[totse]

Originally Posted by VINNIPOOH

wow, hitachi is gay now.

wtf are they going to put these on?

i bet the towers installed in all the stores right now will not detect these little bitches.

There isn't any RFID based EAS systems, YET.