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  • RFID spills the beans on Korean shoppers

    Korea's second largest supermarket chain is counting on RFID to understand its customers a bit better.

  • Sun sets up European RFID test centre

    Sun Microsystems will open a facility in Europe where companies can test their radio frequency identification systems.

  • Gillette shrugs off RFID-tracking fears

    Gillette has dismissed complaints by privacy groups that the company plans to use smart tags in its products to track and photograph shoppers.

  • Privacy activists call for rules on RFID

    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.

  • Let's see some ID

    Commentary: Radio frequency ID tags may have privacy worries, but the biggest problem is the RFID industry itself.

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  • A day at the office in 2013

    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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  • RFID tags: Big Brother in small packages

    Retailers may love the concept of tiny radio tags for tracking products, but consumers should beware the potential for exploitation by corporations, criminals and the government.

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