Originally Posted by
BrerGnat
Goodness. Let's all just put on our tinfoil hats and wait for the end of the world. :rolleyes:
RFID can be stolen. Yes. So can your credit card number by a PERSON. I had my cc info stolen from a Disneyland CM the very first time I purchased an annual pass at the ticket window in 2001. She proceeded to charge up over $300 on my credit card on some electronics website. And, I saw the bogus charge, called my cc company, and that was that. They handled it. I have had credit cards for over 15 years. I've had a few of them compromised. I've never encountered resistance in dealing with fraudulent charges. That's the whole point of credit cards...there is fraud protection built in. I trust it.
You know what I don't trust? Cash. And, debit cards, and CHECKS. Goodness, what with all the ability to electronically wire funds using just a routing and checking number...they are the LEAST secure thing around. Yet, people still use them regularly.
Your Disney RFID bracelet needs to be tied to your room charge, which needs to be backed up with a credit card. It's very easy to monitor your credit card and watch for bogus charges. It is something everyone should do very regularly anyway. I have no fear of this sort of thing.
Once you step foot on Disney property, you are on THEIR property. They have every right to track your every move if they choose.
My husband is in the military. He is, essentially, government property. If they decided one day that they wanted to attach a GPS unit on him, in order to follow his every move, he would be totally okay with it. Seriously. We talked about it recently. They OWN him. They have a right to know what he is doing all the time if they so choose. No one is forced to go to Disney World. If you CHOOSE to go, you play by their rules. If you don't like them, don't go. Simple as that.
Turning this NexGen thing into some sinister plot by Disney is ridiculous. All inclusive resorts like Sandals and Beaches have been using this technology for years. Great Wolf Lodge has this technology also, as do many cruise lines. It's not new.