The obvious solution is counter-surveillance technology.
RFID detection, to know if you are “dirty”.
RFID neutralization, that will fry its electronics.
RFID impersonation, that clones selected RFID patterns.
This is just the lowest level, because surveillance is very reliant on data accuracy. If there is any way to corrupt any of its data, it can distort and corrupt good data as well.
“A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches does not.”
It is actually very easy to do this. As a basic example, when you subscribe to a magazine, select a fake name for the addressee at your residence:
http://www.fakenamegenerator.com/
Be sure to keep a list of all the “fake people” you use, just for your own amusement.
You will start to see a funny phenomenon. Junk mail addressed to the fake person. This is because the magazine sold its subscriber database to a company that in turn sold that name to the junk mailer. And a bunch of other companies.
Any wonder why magazine subscriptions are cheaper?
Importantly, government databases will pick up on the fake names as well, buying the information from the mailing list dealer. The fake person will be added to their databases as a real person who lives at your residence.
And if you do this on a regular basis, using lots of fake names, pretty soon it looks like dozens of unrelated people live with you. Your real name starts to look like a fake to those who keep dossiers.
It really fouls the surveillance systems.
There are all sorts of ways to plug bogus information into surveillance systems. And even without intentionally adding bad information, most people would be amazed at how inaccurate these databases can be. And their data checking is pitifully inadequate.
Some of the most highly used sources for information are from retailers, from grocery store discount chips which not only give your name, address, phone, and associate them with your credit cards, but also shows your buying patterns.
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Veterinary records have a wealth of data, as do driver’s licenses, posted information on the Internet (some of which can be found by simply “ego surfing” Google), and official records that are open to the public.
People can have an almost unique RFID signature, with different tags in their shoes, socks, pants, belt, shirts, wallet, watch, etc. Very slim odds that people with just two or three RFID tags will match all three. It can be almost like DNA.
Surprisingly, the US mint is not yet putting RFID chips in paper currency, yet, even though it is being done with the Euro. The real reason is probably because RFIDs are usually very simple and easy to fake.
But, as usual, there will be a way around that as well.
BUMP to your idea about fake names.
When I moved to South Carolina four years ago I started with a “clean” address; ie: it had not existed before.
I’ve had a blast playing with fake names. I track them as you suggested. I can see trends, when mailing lists are sold, who they are sold to, inc. It really is fascinating. And, every so often, I actually receive something of value :)
There used to be a Ice Crean Restaurant called Farrells that was famous for selling it’s “birthday” listings (free ice cream on your birthday) which were more valuable than just names as it included birthday/date information.. the names always made it to Selective Service...