[LINK] Surveillance in extremis

[Geoff Ramadan]

Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
> Just received a report from a source who has one of the RFID'd bins in 
> their yard...
> 
> the story has now appeared in the local paper relating the tag to 
> weighing the garbage.
> 
> Apparently the bins have the address stuck on in big letters, a little 
> disk and a little wheelie thing and it is on the Garbage, Recycling (all 
> types) and Green (garden only?) waste bins. [Geoff care to tell us how 
> to recognise a RFID?]

1) Originally the bins that have been ordered with RFID tags have been using Low 
Frequency (125 or 134.2KHz) glass encapsulated type tags (about 23mm long and 
3mm in diameter) which have been inserted INSIDE the handle.

2) From your description above, the "little disk" is probably the RFID tag 
(typically 20 to 50 mm in diameter and about 3 to 5 mm thick, and probably has a 
hole int he middle). Are there any markings on the "disk"?

> 
> stories also floating around of cameras on trucks checking whether the 
> garbage is acceptable (recycle stuff isn't contaminated) and my guess, 
> tagging the photo with the RFID.

This would be correct.

The pick up arm would also have a load cell installed to weigh the bins.

Reg
Geoffrey Ramadan

> 
> The residents got new bins (amidst furore of rate increases) but were 
> not told about the RFIDs but my source went out and investigated when I 
> filled her in on our discussions on link.
> 
> M
> PS for the political speculators...Ryde is in the Prime Minister's 
> electorate.