RFID Bracelets- Big Brother Alert

Weren't these used at hangout, bonaroo, and most other large festivals for the past few years?

All the major fests use them now. You usually have to scan it as you go in or out of the stage area. Helps them keep track of how many folks are in the venue and at what times, and keeps out counterfeits. That's it.

There's nothing "Big Brother" about RFID. It ensures genuine wristbands are being used and can be used in an emergency to find out who/where someone is. If you're freaked out by what RFID is capable of, ditch your cell phone and stop using the internet, these are much worse.

I'm bringing aluminum foil, 'cause how can you have a camp kitchen for 4 days without it? Completely covering myself in it is just a bonus!

I just covered my computer and phone in foil, am I safe now?

That is the guise or official story.  Sadly there is more information being collected than that.  One square mile of area can be monitored with less than $300k worth of equipment that can be leased or in this case provided for demo purposes.  Like I said this technology is in the demonstration stages and being used for informational purposes.  All the information can be remotely accessed and extrapolated via the NEW fiber optic line recently provided to the Church across the road.  I'm not saying that this is going to be used for sting ops or shakedown monitoring at this event.  But the infrastructure is there and available for use.   BTW by redeeming your ticket for a bracelet you waived your rights and consented to this type of data logging.  I am simply communicating what the technology is and it's capabilities.  Raising awareness. 

The event site is like 600 acres but the estate is almost 5000 acres.  remember there are  trails and disc golf among other things.  

They will have electrified spunion-proof fences erected for just these purposes.

They gonna be disappointed tracking me. Eating moon rocks and dancing. Ain't harming a fly

Howdy, good peeps! Looking forward to crossing paths and jammin' out with you all soon!!!

Meanwhile, this thread reminded me of an article I recently read about the Marines conducting "Urban Training" in Central VA, specifically in the Charlottesville area on Sept. 5th. Wasn't sure it warranted it's own thread, but thought folks might want to be aware, and pack more foil!!

Peace.

www.nbc29.com/story/23242830/marines-to-conduct-training-in-central-virginia


"A group of marines will be training near Charlottesville.

The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit will be training between Friday and September 13 near Charlottesville, Dinwiddie and Natural Bridge. The point is to change locations so Marines can train in completely new areas unique from standard facilities and bases.

The Marines will be specifically in the Charlottesville area on September 5."


22nd MEU
Press Release

"22nd MEU to conduct urban training exercise in central, western Virginia MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - The Marines and Sailors of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) will conduct urban training near the towns of Charlottesville, Dinwiddie and Natural Bridge, Va., in the coming days to help them prepare for their upcoming deployment early next year.

The Realistic Urban Training exercise, or RUT, which will take place from Aug. 23 to Sept. 13, 2013, allows the Marines to train in completely new areas that are unique from the standard training facilities they normally use on military bases. The Marines will operate primarily out of Fort Eustis and Fort Pickett, Va., with individual training events planned off base in select locations around Charlottesville, Dinwiddie and Natural Bridge.

The Marines will notify residents in the immediate area of the training sites by conducting house-to-house canvassing to ensure residents are notified prior to each event.

Much of the training will center on what the Marines call situational training exercises. The MEU will be issued a series of mock orders designed to replicate the types of missions it's likely to face during its deployment, then plan the missions in detail and execute them in pre-designated locations that have already been coordinated with community officials and law enforcement.

Residents of Charlottesville, Dinwiddie, Natural Bridge and surrounding communities may see Marines and role players periodically throughout the exercise and are likely to notice more military aircraft and ground vehicles than usual operating in the area.

Residents in the Dinwiddie area will have a chance to interact with Marines at a community outreach event scheduled forSaturday, Sept. 7, at the Dinwiddie County Airport, where the Marines are planning a static display of aircraft and equipment that will be open to the public. Further details will be released for this event.

Since 1985, the three Camp Lejeune-based MEUs have used numerous cities throughout the United States to simulate the kinds of hotspots to which MEUs are often called in a crisis as realistically as possible.

The Marines kicked off their predeployment training program in July and will conduct a series of land-based exercises and numerous at-sea periods with their Navy counterparts. RUT is the 22nd MEU's first major exercise in the program, which is slated to end in December.

The 22nd MEU is composed of its command element; Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment; Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced); and Combat Logistics Battalion 22.

The MEU is slated to be the landing force for the Norfolk-based Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), which consists of the amphibious assault ships USS Bataan (LHD 5), USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44).

The MEU and Bataan ARG are scheduled to deploy in early 2014 to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility to serve as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious missions across the full range of military operations.

If residents have concerns about the training or questions about the noise of the aircraft the following number is provided as an information "hotline": 910-467-8693."