Nike+iPod Surveillance - could you become a target?
Now this is interesting reading, courtesy of Wired.It seems with a little know how the Nike+iPod training combo that folks raved about on it's release could allow others invade your privacy, tracking every step you take. Could your habitual lunch time jog be plotted for the world to see?
Apparently the RFID signal output from the Nike shoe back to the widget in the Nano is too strong, recievable up to 60 feet away and is thereby interceptable to other receivers and hacked hardware.
The fact that the trend looks set to continue with more of this type of device appearing all the time as folks continually research ubiquitous computing ( chips in clothing etc) is a tad worrying.
Nike+iPod=Surveillance - Wired (Check out the images, just like something from Bond!)In their report, the researchers detail a scenario in which a stalkerwho wants to know when his ex-girlfriend is at home taps into her Nike+iPod system. He simply hides the gumstix device next to her door, andit registers her presence as she passes by in her Nike shoes. If headds a small "wifistix" antenna to the device, it can transmit thisinformation to any nearby Wi-Fi access point and alert him to herpresence via SMS or by plotting her location on Google Maps.
technorati tags:Nike+iPod, Nike, iPod, Security, RFID, Reciever, Signal, Gumstix, Surveillance, Target, Privacy, EFF
You guys should checkout the shoes that came out from Nike with Ipod applications. Nike and Apple coming together is a perfect combination and if this can motivate a healthier lifestyle than more power to them.
Posted by
Anonymous |
12:52 a.m.
Nike shoes are good.
Posted by
Anonymous |
8:22 p.m.
Well those kicks dont work that way.
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Anonymous |
8:23 p.m.