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Wal-Mart Radio Tags to Track Clothing

By Brian | July 23, 2010

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to roll out sophisticated electronic ID tags to track individual pairs of jeans and underwear, the first step in a system that advocates say better controls inventory but some critics say raises privacy concerns.

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I wonder how much people think their lives are private. We openly post our information on the web, speak of them in circles of friends, pay with digital monies, pay bills and file taxes…our whole lives are scattered all over the place…but yeah..my pants?

Side Note: I am not a wal-mart shopper. It’s been years since I stepped foot in one, but this issue goes deeper than Wally-World. They are merely an excellent distribution outlet.

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One Response to “Wal-Mart Radio Tags to Track Clothing”

  1. Peter Marquardt Says:
    August 25th, 2010 at 7:13 pm

    Seem to me that the stores can make it easy to remove the RFID tags in the store…similar to the anti theft tags they have to use a special tool on….Or perhaps combine the two….

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