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Gillette Pulls RFID Tags In UK Amid Protests

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the less-tabs-kept-the-better dept.

akb writes "Indymedia UK is reporting that after protests against the trial of RFID tags by Gillette at a Tesco store in Cambridge, increasing press coverage, a boycott, and the growing mobilisation of campaigners against the intrusive use of the technology, Gillette have withdrawn their trial. RFID (Radio Frequency ID) tags are small tags containing a microchip which can be 'read' by radio sensors over short distances (for background see SchNEWS Feature / 2 part Guardian Article)."

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  1. Acronym misrepresented by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    RFID (Radio Frequency ID) tags
    Please stop expanding the acronym in this manner. RFID actually stands for "Really Fucking Intrusive Dongle." :)

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  2. Re:protest by cliffy2000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Eyes have the potential problem of a thief scanning your house to see what you have inside. Slashdotters unite! We must band together to ban optic nerves!

  3. Re:Are there any good uses? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Try fluttering your eyelashes at him.

  4. How big? by fuzzix · · Score: 4, Funny

    "in March, Benetton was also forced to announce it was not about to insert 15m RFID tags into its Sisley clothing range after an avalanche of consumer complaints"

    I think I might notice a 15 metre chip on my T-Shirt...

  5. The subject line is too descriptive, it should be by Gax · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... Gillette pull RFID tags in UK after several cutting remarks.

    Thank you, thank you. I'm here to Monday.

  6. Re:Are there any good uses? by onion2k · · Score: 4, Funny

    They'd notice if you stole an employee.

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