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Old July 20th 03, 03:28 PM
Radioman390
 
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Default RFID tags on merchandise triggers camera

We're not going to have an iota of privacy left.

Is time to go back to a non-plastic society? Cash only, buying stuff in corner
stores too small to have cameras, except that in many cities the police have
sidewalk cameras. Buy gas with a credit card and people know where you've been.
Use an autiomatic toll machine bypass device, they know when you were there.

For every technological benefit there's an offsetting mis-use that negates the
benefit...except that maybe the benefits accrue to the big corporations...being
ever more efficient at manipulating us to buy crap.

GOT THIS OFF GOOGLE NEWS
Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday July 20, @09:13AM
from the now-thats-just-creapy dept.
peteo writes "Think RFID tags are harmless? Look at how they are being used in
the UK: "At the Tesco Cambridge store, a camera trained on the Gillette blade
shelf, and triggered by RFID tags , captures a photo of each customer who
removes a Mach3 pack. Another photo is taken at the checkout and security staff
compare the two images to ensure they always have a pair" According to the
spokesman,"there are certainly not any privacy concerns" in relation to these
tags. He adds that there is plenty of in-store signage indicating the
supermarket's use of CCTV cameras. ""