People act like there's some dramatically lit surveillance room full of cameras with guys in dark uniforms watching you and "tracking" your movements as you eat popcorn and pull a Fastpass for Peter Pan.
I never said (or thought) that at all.
But there are honestly some people out there who think companies "track" them and they worry about WalMart putting RFID tags in the underwear aisle to track inventory, as if WalMart is going to spy on their underwear drawer at home.
I never said that, or thought that, either.
People who worry about this kind of stuff rank up there somewhere between people who believe the government is seeding the atmosphere with deadly chemicals in "Chemtrails", and those who think Elvis faked his death and is still alive and hanging out in the Jungle Room at Graceland.
Real nice, to portray those who would rather not participate in RFID as "paranoid" or delusional.
First, no one is "worrying" about anything. I merely stated that if one HAS to participate to get a Fastpass, and would prefer not to be tracked or have a "profile" of their likes, dislikes, or habits created (presumably for future marketing purposes), they could get a shield sleeve. I was trying to be POSITIVE that there are ways around it.
You want me to carry an RFID tag with me on my vacation Disney? Gladly! I don't care one bit. I'll tape it to my inner thigh for the whole week I'm at WDW, and not give a darn.
That's your perogative. It makes me uncomfortable, but not in a "paranoid" way. More in the way that if Nielsen asked me to attach a box to my TV to keep track of what I was watching, I would decline. NOT because of having anything to hide, because I don't watch anything dirty. Just in the way that what I watch is MY business only. It's that simple. Knowing that your tastes are being constantly monitored and/or compiled would create the sense that someone else is aware of your existence, and keeping track of what you do, (or in this case, watch on TV) which to me feels creepy.
OK, I was never uncalm.
Do you know how RFID chips are read? You have to put them almost directly on the sensor for them to read it. Having said that you don't have to worry about being tracked when you go to the bathroom. :lol:
I NEVER said I was "worried" about anything, including "being tracked in the bathroom". The bathroom example was someone else's example, not mine. All I ever CALMLY said was I was going to opt-out of participating in the system, and that if you would ever be required to participate in order to keep using FP, I'd get a shield. Like I said, I mainly mentioned the shield sleeve things in case other readers had concerns, and would feel better about the shields.
And for the record, Disney already knows what you are doing anyway. There are plenty hidden security cameras and plain-clothed security all over the property.
True. Plain close security don't bother me, and the cameras are there to assist them in preventing criminal activity, so they don't bother me (unless the're in the bathroom stalls, which I seriously doubt
). But the cameras are looking at crowds in general, and I doubt they zoom in on any one individual and follow them around the parks unless they have reason to believe that person could be suspicious. Which is a LOT different than potentially compiling consumer "profiles", possibly for marketing purposes - which I ALWAYS opt out of. You know how much solicitory mail I get addressed in my name at my home address? ZERO!
As I said before, how much information you put on the chip will be up to you
Right, and you also said you wouldn't be required to get a chip at all, which I reffered to above as a POSITIVE thing. All I EVER said was if FP was some day set up where you have to participate in the RFID system, I'd get a shield. And that if you didn't need to get RFID to get FP, I'd opt-out completely.
I think the pro-RFID crowd have seriously overeacted to my comments and concerns, which I wouldn't have even posted in the first place if it would not have been suggested to make FP part of the system!
And I was mainly posting out of curiousity about how FP would work in such as system (which no one has commented on yet), and the shield comment was an offhand comment I made just to show that it was possible to participate in RFID (if required to get a FP) and still mask your movements if you didn't want them to be tracked. Geez...
