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More on Talking Shopping Carts

Posted by michael on from the don't-forget-the-oreos dept.

ThosLives writes "CNN.com is reporting a story about Talking Shopping Carts. (I rue the day when viruses attack these carts, telling everyone to go buy Brand X). This article also has some interesting comments about possible (and likely inevitable) uses of RFID. I wonder, in the future, will I be able to buy anything with our new funny colored cash dollars?" We've mentioned these before.

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  1. Health Insurance by Cokelee · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What about privacy conerns regarding health insurance?

    What would keep the grocery store from releasing this information to insurance companies so that people that eat too much of this or that are denied coverage?

    I realize that it is optional now, and that legally something could be done, but why pass millions of privacy laws about things such as this. Why not just STOP COLLECTING THE DAMNED INFORMATION TO BEGIN WITH!

    Information is not always a Good Thing [tm]. It is infinitely more often a way for those with power to manipulate those without. Everytime you allow someone to track something you do you are giving them power to use it against you in anyway they can dream of.

    At some point there has to be some sort of revolt against this . . . I'm waiting.