RFID chips in Chiappa guns?
Looks like it and here’s the explanation.
13 Responses to “RFID chips in Chiappa guns?”
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July 29th, 2011 at 10:01 am
Chiappa’s handguns are ugly, but they may be good shooters – I don’t know.
But, I would say I will never find out now unless someone lets me shoot his or her handgun at the range.
Nothing like generating badwill among your market like tracking them.
July 29th, 2011 at 10:23 am
I use that kind of RFID around the house, for selectively locking doors and such. It’s easy to remove or defeat, so you can go without worry. It probably saves the factory a lot of money, maybe they’ll pass the savings on to you! The PR debacle is kind of funny to me, but it’s not like they wronged someone egregiously, just let someone loose that had verbal diarrhea. Do you realize there is a similar RFID in many of the new credit cards? Probably a lot more dangerous information to be had from that than the one on a rhino.
July 29th, 2011 at 10:49 am
Yeah those RFIDS are really just an internal tracking system. If it makes production cheaper, sure go ahead.
I’ll be sure to fire up the good ol’ electromagnetic pulser though once I get it home*.
(Might I add that while benefits are doubtful, waring a tinfoil hat has never actually hurt anyone.)
July 29th, 2011 at 11:44 am
My comment on that post:
There are already folks out there stealing identity info with RFID readers … just wave a within 6 inches of someone’s wallet, and he’s screwed.
Add pistols to that.
Get the serial number, and file a stolen gun report, and finger the actual owner as a suspect in the theft. Watch the fur fly.
No, Michael. This isn’t tinfoil hat territory. It is happening right now with RFIDs in driver’s licenses.
July 29th, 2011 at 12:33 pm
[citation needed]
(and beyond proof-of-concept, please)
July 29th, 2011 at 12:42 pm
Years ago, I worked with a guy who was a complete dick. The company used passive RFID to track inventory and used the white plastic covered chips everybody’s seen.
Complete Dick somehow acquired one in the lining of his coat, which ensued hilarity on a daily basis and got him patted down and searched on a very regular basis until he was run off for a plethora of reasons.
July 29th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8ajtB40rc0
On the first page of google results, Ian.
July 29th, 2011 at 5:59 pm
The smart ass crap in the last two paragraphs shows me that Chiappa does not want nor need my patronage.
They will no doubt be pleased to know that they won’t get it.
July 29th, 2011 at 6:54 pm
A thought occurs: Suppose someone takes out the chip, and then are informed that ‘removing the chip is a unauthorized modification, thus your warranty is void’?
July 29th, 2011 at 8:19 pm
I wonder if disabling or removing the RFID could be considered destroying / obscuring the serial number under law.
Personally, I do not like this one bit.
July 30th, 2011 at 11:01 am
More disturbing than the chip was the basic marketing fail by the PR firm handling it.
August 1st, 2011 at 7:54 am
Meh… swap grips… DONE!
(non)crisis adverted.
August 3rd, 2011 at 7:43 am
“This is a demonstration of how RFID identity theft can happen anywhere” – description of youtube clip. And that’s not even a demo – that’s a political ad, for that matter.
Show me a news story of an individual or organization of black hats actually stealing credit card info or drivers license off the RFID that could not have been accomplished by skimming the mag stripe. IE, show me the money (being lost).