Gillette Pulls RFID Tags In UK Amid Protests 376
akb writes "Indymedia UK is reporting that after protests against the trial of RFID tags by Gillette at a Tesco store in Cambridge, increasing press coverage, a boycott, and the growing mobilisation of campaigners against the intrusive use of the technology, Gillette have withdrawn their trial. RFID (Radio Frequency ID) tags are small tags containing a microchip which can be 'read' by radio sensors over short distances (for background see SchNEWS Feature / 2 part Guardian Article)."
So, basically... (Score:4, Funny)
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Re:protest (Score:5, Funny)
Re:RFIDs are Meaningless (Score:0, Funny)
Mark of the Beast, Part 2! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Are there any good uses? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Are there any good uses? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:RFIDs are Meaningless (Score:1, Funny)
And hey, tin foil hats are a very practical way to keep your head cool and avoid sunstroke. Good protection against pigeon "bombed" too. I always figured that was the real reason the aliens radioed the fillings in my teeth telling me to wear one.
I guess in the future they can just radio my underwear.
KFG
In Store Theft (Score:3, Funny)
At 6 for a pack of 4 or 5 blades you can see why they are trying to introduce tracking. In the meantime, if I want to purchase I have to go across to the perfumery counter (on the other side of the store) and ask for the item.
Then I wander down to the checkout with them.
Re:RFIDs are Meaningless (Score:4, Funny)
Some of the tags are read-write. What is written to the tag at the point of purchase is up to the retailer. Date sold, price paid, customer number (linked to credit records).
In addition it is possible to not only identify the product number but also configure a serial number.
So as you walk through the door of the store, You can be identified by your shoes and jacket. The store now that you only ever buy during the sale, you have a bad credit payment history and that you wareing your wife's underware.
slashnik
Re:In Store Theft (Score:4, Funny)
Re:RFID good use examp: Taipei Public transport ca (Score:1, Funny)
I live in Cambridge, they got me !! (Score:1, Funny)
How big? (Score:4, Funny)
I think I might notice a 15 metre chip on my T-Shirt...
Re:Are there any good uses? (Score:2, Funny)
I want a bunch of these RFID tags, and a handheld scanner to keep at home. I'd put one on my wallet, one on my cellphone, one on my glasses, one on every remote control, etc.
Then, when I can't find one of the above items (which happens, like, every 15 minutes), I can just whip out my scanner and track the blighter down. No more hunting for keys when you're going out! No more losing remote controls in the couch!
Okay, so I actually have no idea if RFID scanners are capable of this or not. But it's a neat idea, no?
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Thank you, thank you. I'm here to Monday.
Imagine the fun (Score:2, Funny)
... of a RFID device with overpowered, omnidirectional antennae, capable of reseting all RFID tags in a store to "Durex Extra Strength Condoms:$999.99:DATE(NOW):CASHIER(CURRENT)" with the press of a button!
Re:Are there any good uses? (Score:5, Funny)
Anyone seen my razor? (Score:2, Funny)
Fun with RFIDs (Score:3, Funny)
Walk into a department store someday soon, with a small foil pouch full of RFID tags stripped from popular and expensive items that you own and kept the receipts... maybe a few expensive watches, a couple fancy consumer electronics, etc... wander around the store for a half hour, hanging out near those shelves... being certain to handle some of those items suspiciously and having your picture taken by closed-caption cameras... take the tags out of the pouch... then walk out without going thru the registers.
WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP the alarm sounds... you get arrested and searched for shoplifting... and upon proving that the tags are from objects you own and purchased, and with the help of the ACLJ or ACLU, you sue the store for false arrest and negligent use of their new fancy technology...
*Smirk*...
Even if you don't win any money, such tactics would certainly help push the careful use of RFID deactivation. Civil disobedience is likely to be a big problem for RFID promoters and marketers.