Hackers on Planet Earth releases an API for its RFID badge

Every other year, 2600: The Hacker Quarterly throws its Hackers on Planet Earth bash in NYC, and every year, they have elaborate, hackable badges. Lately, these have been OpenAMD RFID badges, whose in-built RFID tags can be hacked, tracked, monitored, spindled, folded and mutilated.

This year's badge sports its own API, for your hacking pleasure:

Conference attendees will see first hand where human tracking by commercial and government interests may be headed when they are offered an active RFID conference badge.

Participation in RFID tracking is completely voluntary. If you wish, you can request an electronics-free "unpopulated" badge at registration, or simply remove the battery from your "populated" RFID badge at any time. There will be a limited number of the full-featured badges, so register early to be guaranteed to receive one.

The RFID Strikes Back (Thanks, Aestetix!)

• [realist]

  I thought they took away Julian’s passport :)

• [Anonymous]

  They don’t throw HOPE every year…

• [paulinadrum]

  Every other year, Cory. Wish I could get back this year … it’s a fantastic event!