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Controversial '''RFID''' technology identifies products according to a radio frequency signature.  It is so small and cheap it may even be embedded into [[currency]].
Controversial '''RFID''' technology identifies products according to a [[radio frequency]] signature.  It is so small and cheap it may even be embedded into [[currency]].


There are potential benefits to consumers; but potential risks to privacy.
RFID tags are very small chips containing a tiny antennae, and can be fixed to physical items.  A number of major retailers are interested in using them as a high-tech replacement for [[barcode]]s, as they offer the possibility of improved [[stock control]] -- allowing a company to automatically count how many items it has in [[inventory]], and even knowing exactly who is buying what.
 
There are potential benefits to consumers; but potential risks to [[privacy]].  It may be harder to get RFID data than to [[swipe the barcode]].


See [[w:RFID]]
See [[w:RFID]]
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[[Money]] plans:
[[Money]] plans:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/chips/0,39020354,2090580,00.htm
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/chips/0,39020354,2090580,00.htm
"Civil liberties groups demand halt to RFID"
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/emergingtech/0,39020357,39118035,00.htm
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