On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 12:40:27AM -0500, Declan McCullagh wrote: > On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 08:24:35AM -0800, Mike Rosing wrote: > > I think economics would be a better argument. If the manufacturer > > can recycle the tags for inventory control they can save a lot of money. > > And public pressure. Here's a piece I wrote a few months ago that > included some recommendations: > > "RFID tags: Big Brother in small packages" > http://news.com.com/2010-1069-980325.html
Interesting article, Declan. Seems like the future shopper would be prudent to have a reader/detector to check for tags, just as now we have to check all over a garment for labels/tags/pins. Or somewhat like Cayce in "Pattern Recognition" removing the logos of her clothes, even sanding down the buttons, etc. -- Harmon Seaver CyberShamanix http://www.cybershamanix.com
