Reddit reviews Spychips: How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Purchase and Watc h Your Every Move

Hi u/tFoirSyaXMjOYKdLjAKo Thank you for taking an interest in my affiliations and work.

I see you erased most of your short reddit history and use a pseudonym so I am not in a position to reciprocate.

But since you reference my body of work, you might want to take a look at some of my vetted academic articles and other publications to ease your mind. Yes, I've been a paid public speaker, writer, radio and TV guest etc for many years talking about privacy -- before Startpage was a twinkle in anyone's eye.

(I've been published in IEEE magazines multiple times, but access to some of the articles likely requires a subscription. Often you can access IEEE materials for free through a corporate, university or public library.)

I disagree with your characterization of Spychips as being "poorly written," but don't take my word for it. Here are just a few excerpts of credible reviews:

>Winner of the Lysander Spooner Award for Advancing the Literature of Liberty

>"This is the first, and maybe the loudest, popular book on a crucial technology of our times; a masterpiece of technocriticism.”—from the foreword by bestselling author Bruce Sterling

>"One of the best privacy books in many years... The privacy movement needs a book. I nominate Spychips."—Marc Rotenberg, Executive Director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)

>"The book makes a very persuasive case that some of America's biggest companies want to embed tracking technology into virtually everything we own, and then study our usage patterns 24 hours a day. It's a truly creepy book and well worth reading."—Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe

>"Provocative... Albrecht and McIntyre have a knack for finding information, and developing sources that make them the envy of investigative reporters."—Chicago Sun-Times

>"Paints a 1984-ish picture of how corporations would like to use RFID tags to keep tabs on you."—The Associated Press

>"A chilling story about an emerging future in which spychips run amok as Big Brother and Big Shopkeeper invade our privacy in unprecedented ways.”—Chicago Tribune

Spychips was a bestseller and still ranks highly at Amazon after all these years:

#90 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > Specific Topics > Privacy & Surveillance

Before you accuse me of shilling my book, please note that I haven't made significant money from it in years. Spychips is available in public libraries, and pirated copies are widely available online.

Here are links to some of my recent work:

>Consumer privacy expert qualifies Google announcement at Israel National News

>WBAI's Law and Disorder on Wisconsin employee microchipping

>Net neutrality article at Hacker Noon: Net Neutrality Supporters Are Winning, Even Though They May Not Know It

Note that I also clearly state my affiliation with Startpage.com in bios at other sites, too. Not just at reddit. I would appreciate it if someone would update Wikipedia with this information and some of my other works, too.

Edit: Thanks to Seraphim3 for the Wikipedia edits! I don't know who you are, but many thanks! Other edits are also welcome as the commenter has pointed out that my credentials could use some additional support.

This is a good book I had to read in a college course about RFID tags. It's not super up to date, but there's a lot of relevant information in there.

They will be as ubiquitous and as necessary as a cell phone.

There's a good book by Katherine Albrecht called "Spy Chips" all about RFID tech.

Also, it's part of the UN's 2030 sustainable development goals to have refugees chipped by 2030.

Here are some links.

https://www.amazon.com/Spychips-Major-Corporations-Government-Purchase/dp/0452287669

https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld

https://findbiometrics.com/un-refugee-biometrics-project-25191/

https://findbiometrics.com/un-agency-adopts-biometrics-to-track-refugee-stats-21283/