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So I live in Watkins and was just told by a very reliable source that apparently the wristbands at superball will have some sort of gps technology and once your scanned they can track you anywhere while you have the wrist band on. just though that was pretty weird and that i should spread the word....thoughts?
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Maybe it'll be used if a spun out Wook wanders away and gets lost.
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whoa, why would they need to track you?
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@TheKev said: whoa, why would they need to track you?
To keep tabs on those dirty hippies filing their town with crime, duh!
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I dont think it has anything to do with WGI...phish pretty much had control over this entire thing and are renting the property from them...WGI has very little say over what goes on that weekend
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It's just like on the Discovery channel when they tag an animal, it's so they can observe the wook in it's natural habitat.
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RDIF tags can and are put into a shitload of items, i highly doubt they are tracking us
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@PunchYouInTheAntelope said: So I live in Watkins and was just told by a very reliable source that apparently the wristbands at superball will have some sort of gps technology and once your scanned they can track you anywhere while you have the wrist band on. just though that was pretty weird and that i should spread the word....thoughts?Come back to the forum once you come down from the Alice in Wonderland blotter.
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@CanYouStillHaveFun said: It's just like on the Discovery channel when they tag an animal, it's so they can observe the wook in it's natural habitat.ding ding, winner.
Plus, who cares if they are tracking us? I will take a hammer to the wrist band after the fest so if there is anything in there, it'll be broken. problem solved.
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This is probably a typical "non-tech" person's bastardization of RFID technology. They might embed RFID chips in the wristbands so they can use it to scan the number of people going in/out... think of it as an "e-turnstile". All it takes is for a person with little understanding of technology to hear "wristbands" and "radio frequency" and BAM, retarded theory about GPS tracking.
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Well this is weird.
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@stagebanter said: This is probably a typical "non-tech" person's bastardization of RFID technology. They might embed RFID chips in the wristbands so they can use it to scan the number of people going in/out... think of it as an "e-turnstile". All it takes is for a person with little understanding of technology to hear "wristbands" and "radio frequency" and BAM, retarded theory about GPS tracking.Yup. If you're worried about them "tracking" you, just take the thing off.
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I bet Facebook has something to do with this! 
@stagebanter is almost certainly correct. Why the hell would they need to know where you are?
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RFID chips can only be read from at most 10 feet away. They are using this technology to prevent fakes and thats it.
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Also if you REALLY don't want them "tracking" your RFID, wrap some foil around it... not that hard.
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@brownies said: RFID chips can only be read from at most 10 feet away. They are using this technology to prevent fakes and thats it.Good to know. It literally makes zero sense to track anyone. lol.
Unless they're scared of someone wandering off as passing out in the woods, left out for the...well there are no bears, or wolves...watch out for those chipmunks though.
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Without any other knowledge than this thread, it sounds to me like RFID and not GpS
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1973 was better.
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please no feeding the wooks,they'll steal on their own.
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@brownies said:
Plus, how would the ten foot deal solve the fake issue?
RFID chips can only be read from at most 10 feet away. They are using this technology to prevent fakes and thats it.Are you sure? I have followed marathon runners from miles away. I assume it's the same technology, no?
Plus, how would the ten foot deal solve the fake issue?
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@stagebanter said:
This is probably a typical "non-tech" person's bastardization of RFID technology. They might embed RFID chips in the wristbands so they can use it to scan the number of people going in/out... think of it as an "e-turnstile". All it takes is for a person with little understanding of technology to hear "wristbands" and "radio frequency" and BAM, retarded theory about GPS tracking.Nice call. That's right on point.
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thoughts? i think its BS
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I'm really scared, and don't think i'm going anymore.
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@stagebanter said: Also if you REALLY don't want them "tracking" your RFID, wrap some foil around it... not that hard.I was also planning on wrapping some around my head like in the movie "Signs" by that dude who used to make good movies. This way the WGI thought police can't infiltrate my warlock brain.
Seriously bros?
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@PunchYouInTheAntelope said: So I live in Watkins and was just told by a very reliable source that apparently the wristbands at superball will have some sort of gps technology and once your scanned they can track you anywhere while you have the wrist band on. just though that was pretty weird and that i should spread the word....thoughts?Absurd.
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This is all just a preventative measure to protect us all from alien invasion. the wristbands are also equipped with Kitty Malone's laser beam deflection technology. bring your mule
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@spasticdeadeyehound said:
This is all just a preventative measure to protect us all from alien invasion. the wristbands are also equipped with Kitty Malone's laser beam deflection technology. bring your muleHaha
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you have the same chip in your passport
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::burns passport::
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Sounds like someone wanted you to start a wild thread on Phish.net for their own amusement.It seems obvious why they are doing this to me... to keep the monsters away.
Seriously, it's probably more like those little anti-theft things in CDs and batteries... to keep the non Glen-closers out of the ritzy camping areas.
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They are doing the same thing at Bonnaroo this year, and Im sure most other major festivals. It was like a few years ago when festivals made the tansition to those stupid cloth wristbands that they all use now. This is more than likely just to prevent fakes, as has been posted. I think it would be very expensive to make , what, 80,000 wristbands with tracking devices? I mean, they arent going to just make 60k bands, they have to have extras. Just saying
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@Dan615 said: They are doing the same thing at Bonnaroo this year, and Im sure most other major festivals. It was like a few years ago when festivals made the tansition to those stupid cloth wristbands that they all use now. This is more than likely just to prevent fakes, as has been posted. I think it would be very expensive to make , what, 80,000 wristbands with tracking devices? I mean, they arent going to just make 60k bands, they have to have extras. Just sayingwhy are the cloth wristbands stupid? a thousand times more comfortable than those shitty hard plastic ones if you ask me. also tend to look a lot cooler, too.
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I just dont like them. The excess cloth that kind of dangles just really annoys me for some reason. I guess I just notice them more then the vinyl wristbands.
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Not so much for tracking. I think the wristbands will have chips so they can be scanned, hence no hard copy tickets.
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1. Place RFID bracelets on wooks2. Track wooks at large wook gathering
3. ?????
4. Profit
Dude this thread made my head hurt. I can't say I'm particularly worried about Phish, RLM, or WGI trying to track my whereabouts.
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Maybe if I just wave my hand/wristband in a Jedi-like fashion at the beer tent, that will count as payment for the beer?I'll be like "What? I put 100 credits on this thing at the gate..." and walk away with the beer.
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@johnnyd said: Maybe if I just wave my hand/wristband in a Jedi-like fashion at the beer tent, that will count as payment for the beer?that would be so sick. and phenomenal to do while tripping.
I'll be like "What? I put 100 credits on this thing at the gate..." and walk away with the beer.
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I have no intent on copywriting that idea. Everyone should try it.
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@Jayem said: I bet Facebook has something to do with this!
***Checking in from VIP Beer tent via my SBIX wristband***
/this check-in designed to simultaneously let the gov't know where I am and make you feel bad
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cost is not an issue here, RFID chips are dirt cheap, which is why they are in so many thingsTrey was the one that decided he wanted them in the wristbands. He wants to see how many people really leave to piss/grab beer during TTE. if the numbers are high, it will get shelved
we all need to do our part to make this happen
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i i was thinking about this today and i think superball WILL get TTE'd
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It would cost them WAY to much money for them to put GPS's in everyones wristbands lol...
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@Jman428 said: It would cost them WAY to much money for them to put GPS's in everyones wristbands lol...it is not a GPS per say, it is a tracking chip. like the sensor they use on CD's and shit at the store. stores use it for security, someplaces use it to keep track of inventory.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-frequency_identification
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/high-tech-gadgets/rfid.htm
not so far fetched that they might have them in the wristbands, then use them to try and keep track of us. they might have sensors on the gates as we walk to the concert field each night. too see actual attendance versus tickets sold
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@757phan said: @stagebanter said:Well said brotherAlso if you REALLY don't want them "tracking" your RFID, wrap some foil around it... not that hard.I was also planning on wrapping some around my head like in the movie "Signs" by that dude who used to make good movies. This way the WGI thought police can't infiltrate my warlock brain.
Seriously bros?
http://reformedpastor.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/tinfoil.jpg
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I am sure it will be just like Telluride or Fest 8
Must use CC that was used to pay for tix in order to get wristbands.
No original CC, then you SOL.
Costs too much for too little return on placing tracking device in wristbands.
Must use CC that was used to pay for tix in order to get wristbands.
No original CC, then you SOL.
Costs too much for too little return on placing tracking device in wristbands.
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So you didnt get a ticket stub to Telluride or Fest 8?
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As a "tech person" for 20 years I can tell you, 10 ft. is old school. New RFID can be arranged such that triangulation and response time allow a pretty good estimate in a 20,000 sq. ft. warehouse. Enough with the "wooks" too, it's becoming the "W" word for me. It's too mean and lends itself to mean thinking. These tags are just the new hologram, "hard to copy". These guys are printing $200 bills and they want to protect them. Problem is, I can produce an RFID tag in my lair which will return any value, so, I win. I can sit and read everyone's tag walking by in the campground, copy them blah blah. Jamming the readers is trivial too...almost too easy.
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WHO GIVES A FUCK!!!
STOP OBSESSING OVER STUPID SHIT!!!
It kills me how people go over everything about this band with a fine-tooth comb.
Also, I love when people on here claim they "know" inside stuff about the band.
STOP OBSESSING OVER STUPID SHIT!!!
It kills me how people go over everything about this band with a fine-tooth comb.
Also, I love when people on here claim they "know" inside stuff about the band.
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@jacksdad said: It kills me how people go over everything about this band with a fine-tooth comb.That's like the quote of the year. Should go on the .net masthead.
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Oh,no, they're going to see that I'm at work instead of on the rest of the tour.
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