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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a boycott, and the growing mobilisation of campaigners against the intrusive use of the technology, Gillette have withdrawn their trial.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. Re:RFIDs are Meaningless by jgardn · · Score: 0, Troll

    Okay, so you are upset because Gillet is trying to understand who is buying what and why.

    I imagine a future day when I walk into a store and everything I want to buy is within arms reach. I look forward to a day when people create entire lines of products just to make me (and people like me) happy. I hate to admit it, but this "fit in with the crowd" stuff drives me nuts. I am an individual, I want "jgardn" stamped on everything everwhere I go!

    What's so terrible about that?

    This RFID / photograph the customer / call them and ask them questions / etc... stuff is all to get the companies to understand who you are and what they can do to make you happy. Why is that a crime?

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