July 18, 2004

Privacy Advocates Assail Radio-ID Tags; Companies Defend New Technology

From CIO Today:

Tiny transmitter tags embedded in products may help retailers lower prices, stock their shelves more efficiently, eliminate checkout lines and reduce theft.

But privacy experts told Congress on Wednesday that the technology, known as "radio frequency identification," could also be used by the government to track what books an individual reads or even which political rallies he attends.

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Posted by holtzman at July 18, 2004 11:01 PM
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