Spychips : How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Purchase and Watc H Your Every Move
by Albrecht, Katherine, McIntyre, Liz
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0452287669
- ISBN 13
- 9780452287662
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
As you walk down the street, a tiny microchip implanted in your tennis shoe tracks your every move; chips woven into your clothing transmit the value of your outfit to nearby retailers; and a thief scans the chips hidden inside your money to decide if you’re worth robbing. This isn’t science fiction; in a few short years, it could be a fact of life. Spychips takes readers into the frightening world of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). While manufacturers and the government want you to believe that they would never misuse the technology, the future looks like an Orwellian nightmare when you consider the possibilities of surveillance and tracking these chips embody. Combining in-depth research with firsthand reporting, Spychips reveals how RFID technology, if left unchecked, could soon destroy our privacy, radically alter the economy, and open the floodgates for civil liberty abuses.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Better World Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4419136-6
- Title
- Spychips : How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Purchase and Watc H Your Every Move
- Author
- Albrecht, Katherine, McIntyre, Liz
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0452287669
- ISBN 13
- 9780452287662
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Place of Publication
- Ny
- This edition first published
- September 26, 2006
Terms of Sale
Better World Books
Better World Books wants every single one of its customers to be happy with their purchase. If you are not satisfied your purchase or simply find out that it was not the book you were looking for, please e-mail us at: help@betterworldbooks.com. We will get back to you as soon as possible with directions on how to return the book to our warehouse. Please keep in mind that because we deal mostly in used books, any extra components, such as CDs or access codes, are usually not included. CDs: If the book does include a CD, it will be noted in the book's description ("With CD!"). Otherwise, there is no CD included, even if the term is used in the book's title. Access Codes: Unless the book is described as "New," please assume that the book does *not* have an access code.