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Thursday, September 30, 2004
Tracking RFID - it's everywhere
Gabriel Syme (London)
(0)   Technology

CNet.com has a round up of articles about RFID:

Privacy questions arise as RFID hits stores
Companies brace for privacy debate, as potentially intrusive applications arrive faster than expected.

European supermarket chain extends RFID push
Tesco will use the technology in more stores, focusing this time on tracking cases and pallets, rather than individual items.

Tracking technology gets a reality check
At Baltimore pow-wow, hype over new RFID technology is tempered by concerns about cost, privacy and quality.

With RFID, corporate might makes right
Retail powerhouses such as Wal-Mart gather in Baltimore to push development of controversial tagging technology.

IBM readies large RFID push
Big Blue plans to invest $250 million in a new business unit to support products and services related to sensor networks.



Comments

In Barcelona, a beach club has got its members sticking RFID chips under their skin as a means of automatically paying for drinks and providing access to VIP lounges...

James

Posted by: James Hammerton on October 3, 2004 05:28 PM
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