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Friday, January 28, 2005

UK retailer's use of RFID brings protests

Consumer and privacy groups are upset at the use of RFID chips by UK retailer, Tesco: BBC NEWS | Business | Tesco 'spychips' anger consumers

Posted by privacylawyer at 1/28/2005 06:05:00 am
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