"Spy chips" raise civil liberties fears
Guardian [UK]
"The introduction of tiny 'spy chips' on shop-bought goods from underwear to crisp packets risks a GM-style consumer backlash unless adequate safeguards are put in place, a leading consumer interest group claimed today. The National Consumer Council (NCC) said government, regulators and businesses needed to work together to make sure that radio frequency identification (RFID) tags were not seen as an invasion of privacy. The tags allow for individual products as common as a can of baked beans to be given a unique identity number which would allow a retailer to monitor the progress of its stock from warehouse to checkout."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1214395,00.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
"The introduction of tiny 'spy chips' on shop-bought goods from underwear to crisp packets risks a GM-style consumer backlash unless adequate safeguards are put in place, a leading consumer interest group claimed today. The National Consumer Council (NCC) said government, regulators and businesses needed to work together to make sure that radio frequency identification (RFID) tags were not seen as an invasion of privacy. The tags allow for individual products as common as a can of baked beans to be given a unique identity number which would allow a retailer to monitor the progress of its stock from warehouse to checkout."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1214395,00.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 12. Mai, 15:05
