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STOPRFID is a project of the FoeBuD e.V.. While the industry and the politicians almost feverishly and on a nearly daily basis think up new ways of implementing the little spying buggers, we keep an eye on the consequences of this new technology on our human and civil rights - successfully.

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4 February 2005: Consumer advice centres file caution against DFB

The data protection policies in the sales of tickets to the World Cup matches have now brought the German Federal Association of Consumer Advice Centres on the scene. The order form for the tickets gives the impression that fans were obliged to give their consent to sharing of their data for advertising purposes to have their application processed at all.

1 February 2005: Update after FoeBuD’s protests about FIFA World Cup

Our press release from Jan. 20 has found quite an echo in the media. Authorities have reacted too. But we are far from satisfied.

20 January 2005: FoeBuD press release:
"FIFA World Cup 2006 – Fans under universal suspicion"
“It is preposterous that DFB and FIFA will hand out the tickets only if one exposes sensitive data of oneself and others. The fans should not submit themselves to this,” says Rena Tangens.

3 January, 2005: All information about the RFID-bugged football World Championship 2006
Time is running short: From 1 February, 2005, fans can order tickets for the World Championship. We collect all that we could find out.

17 December 2004: Soccer-Fans against RFID in World Championship tickets
The German organisation of soccer fans Buendnis aktiver Fussballfans (BAFF) holds a conference in the town of Oer-Erkenschwick on 17-19 December.

17 November 2004: German Federal Office "BSI" about RFID
The German "Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI)" (Federal Office for Security in Information Technology) has published a study.

6 November 2004: New study on protection of privacy against RFID online
Ways of protecting one's privacy against violations through RFID are a kind of hobby-horse for FoeBuD-member Jan E. Hennig.

October 27: Metro's RFID test spreads out of Future Store
Metro has announced utilisation of RFID chips in the supply chains of selected storehouses and shops starting in early November.

20 September 2004: Support STOPRFID shopping
If you want to support the work of STOPRFID, why not do it double:

9 September 2004: Marktkauf starts RFID-controlled advertising
The retail chain AVA is about to start individualised advertising programmes in the shops of their branch Marktkauf.

23 August 2004. Heise reports: Mail-order firm Otto sends goods with RFID
Since the beginning of August, German Otto-Versand from Hamburg tests RFID on mail order goods.

18 August 2004. »real«-supermarket: Radio chips are always right!
What can happen to shoppers through the introduction of radio chip technology has become a live experience for two readers of our web site.

10 August 2004: Dog owner wants to take legal action against RFID
A dog owner from Münster in the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, is protesting against having to have an RFID chip implanted in his dog.

29 July 2004: RFID-chips unsafe?
RFID chips can be written on by everybody.

18 June 2004: Conference is an eyewash
"The so-called 'EICAR RFID Task Force' is a PR stunt."

17 June 2004: Foundation "Stiftung bridge" grants another 6,000 Euros to FoeBuD
The foundation "Stiftung bridge" helps FoeBuD e.v. with another 6,000 Euros for the further development of a spychip detection device.

12 June 2004: Prototype of the DataPrivatizer presented
The FoeBuD e.V. has presented a first prototype of the DataPrivatizer at the Wizards of OS convention in Berlin.

17 May 2004: Federal Data Protection Officer demands legislation for RFID
Germany's Federal Data Protection Officer, Peter Schaar, has demanded that the German Federal Data-Protection Act be changed with respect to RFID.

4 May 2004: Demonstration in Duesseldorf
German newspaper »Das Handelsblatt« had invited participants to a conference on what they termed the no.

8 April 2004: Cards are being exchanged
A good six weeks after their announcement, Metro AG actually did exchange their RFID-equipped loyalty cards for new ones without a spychip.

4 April 2004: At last to understand what is radiating there: New FAQ online!
We 've made it!

31 March 2004: Not only at Easter: Help us find the eggs!
We are collecting all places where RFID is used or about to be used.

March 26, 2004: Photos are online!
There is now a photo page about our demonstration, our visit to the Future Store, etc.