Privacy Violation in Italian Media Giant

orzetto writes "Italian newspaper La Repubblica is reporting that Silvio Berlusconi's company, Mediaset (that owns three of the six main TV stations in Italy), has been tagging employees with Rfid chips since last December (for English version, ask the fish). The chips would allegedly be able to track the movements of any worker, even if Mediaset spokesmen say it's only to automatically open some doors to authorized personnel only and such things. Trade unionists from CGIL have reported the company's behaviour to the authorities, as it would be in violation of the Italian workers' charter (again, fish). This would probably be small news (yet another bad employer) if Silvio Berlusconi were not the Italian Prime Minister, violating the same laws he should enforce."

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It just proves

[krgallagher]

It just proves that April Fools is an international holliday. It also proves the /. is not completely americentric. BTW anyone know what the BBS came up with today?

Re:It just proves

[krgallagher]

" Supposedly the Pope is dying. And that it is an event of real world importance."

I agree. I remember when he was elected. He has created a great legacy and will leave the world a better place for having been here.

It will be interesting to see who the next Pope will be. I am betting on the Cardinals picking an African. It will be a good political move for the Catholic Church. Also it is possible that a Pope from there will be able to do as much to better the lives of the people from his region as Pope John Paul II did for the people of Eastern Europe.