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RFID shopping robots tested in Japan
February 14, 2006
A mall in Japan is testing a new shopping service: a
fleet of RFID-enabled robots who can do everything from carry a shopper's bags to lead said shopper to sale items he/she might be interested in.
The system is based on radio frequency identification
(RFID) technology, in which microchip tags are used to direct or
monitor the movement of products through their distribution from
warehouse to store shelf and, in this case, through a store or
mall.
While consumer-level applications of RFID are years
away in North America, some privacy advocates here worry that
the use of RFID technology will allow corporations and governments
to track people and their activities through their belongings.
via: we-make-money-not-art
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murmur categories: services, technology, privacy
tags: consumers consumer news consumerism shopping RFID privacy technology
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