NYT on RFID Tags

indros13 writes "The NY Times is running a story on the radio tagging of merchandise. Companies like Gillette want to make sure their razors are in stock and stores like Wal-Mart want to make sure you can find your paisley panties, size 10. But what happens to privacy when everything you buy can be tracked from store floor to door?"

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Winona Ryders of the world, UNITE!

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But what happens to privacy when everything you buy can be tracked from store floor to door?

We MUST defend the great American right to shoplift! It is tanamount that we never lose the ability to get a free case of soda becauuse the cashier never looks underneath your cart.

Winona Ryders of the world, UNITE!