Wal*Mart continues push for RFID adoption

John3 writes "Wal*Mart is continuing to push for vendors to add RFID tags to cases of products for easier tracking through their warehouse distribution system. Most vendors have until 2006 to comply, but their top 100 suppliers must have the tags in place by 2005. Wal*Mart stopped their push for retail level tagging last summer, but by forcing tagging at the wholesale level the cost of the technology will drop as vendors comply with Wal*Mart's decree. How long before price is no longer a barrier to RFID item level tagging?"

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I can see why

[captainclever]

It'll be easier that barcodes - thus faster to pay and leave the store.

In fact you can just pay on your way out without really having to queue, just walk thru the rfid scanner gateway gadget thing..

You'll be able to get into walmart, pick up a pack of tin-foil hats and leave in no time :)

Wal-Mart Now Hiring Former IBM Engineers

[Anonymous Coward]

... as store greeters

its funny to..

[Anonymous Coward]

Stick a bar code thingy one some ones back and watch them set off the alarm as they walk out the door.

Re:Privacy??

[tomstdenis]

Well obviously you see no problems with RFID. You don't know about their destructive powers. RFID tags for instance can read your brains alpha waves. Control your thoughts and worse yet heard clusters of similarly stupid soccer moms and should-have-died-already-block-the-aisle-and-walk- too-slowly-elderly to one place.

RFID tags have also been known to subvert democracy. For instance, they put RFID tags on all ballots and track who voted for who. Next time you get a knock on a door from a representive you didn't vote for, now you know why.

They're also going to be putting miniature RFID tags in apples and oranges. The idea is that they hope people won't notice and then they can track people as they enter or leave public buildings.

It's actually all part of Bushes "Tough Stance On Terrorism" policy.

Tom

Re:PARENT IS KNOWN TROLL - MOD DOWN!!!

[SimianOverlord]

Beware mods - the parent "Anonymous Coward" is a known troll with many years of trolling under his belt. Take all his posts with a pinch of your usual crack.