Korea's second largest supermarket chain is counting on RFID to understand its customers a bit better.
Sun Microsystems will open a facility in Europe where companies can test their radio frequency identification systems.
Manufacturers and a key industry group expect to introduce a kill switch for controversial radio frequency identification tags before the inventory-tracking chips are shipped in products to retail shelves.
Gillette has dismissed complaints by privacy groups that the company plans to use smart tags in its products to track and photograph shoppers.
A handful of technology and consumer privacy experts testifying at a California senate hearing on Monday called for regulation of a controversial technology that's designed to wirelessly monitor everything from clothing to currency.
Radio frequency identification has the potential to revolutionise supply chains of retailers the world over. However, for a 20-year-old technology, it still has significant teething problems.
Will corporate leaders broadly adopt the draconian measures in this cautionary tale? Not likely. But once RFID sensors are smart, cheap and pervasive, the potential for abuse will be significant.
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