On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Fred Holmes<[email protected]> wrote: > Just because you are paranoid doesn't mean that you aren't being targeted.
Another intended use for RFID chips is to allow merchants to be able to obtain information about who a particular customer is, their name, address and other personal matters. This info would be contained within an RFID chip embedded in a credit or bonus card that was issued to the consumer by the retailer. This information would be read as the customer approaches a sales desk, kiosk or other area of a store. This will provide a store employee with access to info that they can then use to quickly obtain a profile on the customer, which can include prior purchasing proclivities and habits, dollar amounts spent, areas of interest, etc., etc., etc. This would give the salesperson a tremendous advantage in terms of pertinent info that can be used to steer the customer in a certain direction that would probably not be to the advantage of the consumer, but to the advantage of the retailer. Steve ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
