[OT] NH protest against HP printers with RFID chips Nov. 5th

[Randy Edwards]

 > Is RFID for inventory really that big of a deal?

   Yes.  The problem is that there are no restrictions in how the chips will 
be used.

   For example, Gillette uses RFID in its razor packages.  Gillette, in 
conjunction with retailers, has come up with store shelves which snap a photo 
of any potential customer whenever anyone picks up a package of razors off 
the shelf.

   That's simple RFID inventory technology -- but it's not the type we 
normally think of and who knows how those photos and data are being used.  
The public is woefully ignorant of RFID and its potential uses and misuses.

 Regards,
 .
 Randy

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the public and are in the public domain.  The creator of an idea is granted a 
temporary monopoly called a copyright (or patent) before the idea returns to 
the public.