Are there wristbands that allow you to be "tracked"?
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Have you ever received a wristband for a concert or festival that allows your movements to be tracked?
I don't believe I've ever had an RFID or some other variation, but am now curious about how the technology that's out there actually works and it's implications.
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Do you have a phone?
Do you have a phone?
If so, you are almost certainly already being tracked.
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Yep. Gonna Commit A Crime
Yep. Gonna, Commit A Crime (srv ) ? Leave your cell phone at home
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Most ski resorts now give you
Most ski resorts now give you a pass (day pass and/or season pass) that they can track you with....I have friends who have pockets that they can put the pass in so they can't be tracked on the mountain.
Fun times.
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It’s not the wristbands, it’s
It’s not the wristbands, it’s the dust bro
Hitachi Develops World’s Smallest RFID Chip
The Japanese giant Hitachi has developed the world’s smallest and thinnest Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip. Measuring only 0.15 x 0.15 millimeters in size and 7.5 micrometers thick, the wireless chip is a smaller version of the previous record holder – Hitachi’s 0.4 x 0.4 mm “Micro-Chip”. The company used semiconductor miniaturization and electron beam technology to write data on the chip substrates to achieve this decrease in size. The new chips have a wide range of potential applications from military to transportation, logistics and even consumer electronics. Hitachi’s new line of rfid chips are also built with VPNenabled technology.
https://thefutureofthings.com/3221-hitachi-develops-worlds-smallest-rfid...
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/smart-dust/
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RFID tracking is the norm at
RFID tracking is the norm at most larger festivals now and it will soon be the only way it is done. Within 5 years not only will RFID wristbands be your ticket, merch/food on site will only be able to be purchased by loading your bracelet with money or linking it to a debit/credit card. Cash will not be accepted at all except at entry stations were you will put your cash into a machine and it will be transfered to you bracelet on account.
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RFID tracking is the norm at
RFID tracking is the norm at most larger festivals now and it will soon be the only way it is done. Within 5 years not only will RFID wristbands be your ticket, merch/food on site will only be able to be purchased by loading your bracelet with money or linking it to a debit/credit card. Cash will not be accepted at all except at entry stations were you will put your cash into a machine and it will be transfered to you bracelet on account<<<
While you are likely correct in your assessment of the overall trend of the larger festival market, I would wholeheartedly support a "backlash" movement among festivals that promote themselves as "RFID-free". Bonus points for also being "VIP-free".
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Are there devices that you
Are there devices that you can put on your wrist that will “monitor” your vital signs as well as show you exactly where you’ve been?
Have you ever heard of something like this outside of the Jetsons? It really makes me think about what people are doing out there!
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Unless you've violated a law
Unless you've violated a law and require an ankle bracelet, most people elect to attach said devices upon their person. One could make the argument that it's still a choice to go to a concert; however, if such a wristband is a mandatory requirement to attend such an event, is it really a "choice"?
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Corporate entertainment gets
Corporate entertainment gets less and less interesting with each passing year.
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The Sweetwater Brewery
The Sweetwater Brewery festival in Atlanta every spring has had these bracelets for a few years now. I have never registered mine. No problems, they still let you in and out of the gates. I have had friends who did the whole register with your credit card etc...What a pain in the butt that was. Two of my friends had to call their cc company while at the fest because they shut the card down thinking the transactions were fraudulent, (first year of the bracelet). Most of the readers do not work as advertised and the line for the bracelet (cashless) transactions are longer than the cash lines. I buy my beer from the guys pulling the wagons around through the crowd full of beer on ice. Much easier that way and they take cash.
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I was at a food and music
I was at a food and music festival where they were going to use electronic wristbands to make all of the purchases! No cash necessary!
Until the technology fails five minutes after you let the first of 15,000 people through the gate and no vendors have any cash. It was a spectacular failure and no one could get any food.
Good Times.
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I went to All Good Music
I went to All Good Music Festival in 2012 and 2013. They used wristbands with RFID tracking chips. You used them to scan in and out of entry points, and yes, you could be tracked.
I didn't care though.
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Those bastards probably
Those bastards probably tracked me to the bathroom, then to buy rip off beers, then back to my seat, then bathroom again, then back to seat. Stop the insanity!!!
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Now they have all of your
Now they have all of your data: how often you go to the bathroom, what beer you like, everything. And then they sell it.
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Couch tours are looking
Couch tours are looking better all the time.
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Bloomberg LP has been doing
Bloomberg LP has been doing this with the employee badges for 15+ years and I’d venture to guess, so have most every major corporation with any technology. They can tell if you’ve been sitting on the toilet for too long and send in help if you’re feeling a bit constipated
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One of the nicotine junkies
One of the nicotine junkies here uses the Temp Pass for smoke breaks instead of her ID.
She'd be getting over if she didn't accidently take it home 2-3 times per month.
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https://www.geekwire.com/2017
https://www.geekwire.com/2017/whistler-blackcomb-uses-rfid-tech-to-marry-mobile-apps-to-skiing-and-boarding/
One of the first benefits is safety. By having a record of when someone scans their RFID ticket at a particular lift, the mountain can much more easily help if a skier goes missing.
“We are able to track the last RFID gate a guest scanned through, which helps to narrow the search area immensely,” said Foose. “Whistler Blackcomb has over 8,100 acres of terrain, as well as backcountry access points, so this technology really gives (ski) patrol — and search and rescue — a leg up when looking for a lost guest.”
^ wtf? ... clearly promoting / leading an upside to the public, yet there's likely a massive marketing push with the personal data they process in real time or retain for future use.
If RFID has a maximum range of 1,500 feet, do they simply have multiple scanners placed strategically around the mountain?
This is likely being used at other Vail Associates' resorts; most of which are likely using public lands.