[H]ardNews 4th Edition

Using RFID Tags:

While using this type of technology to track sales, inventory etc. might be a cool “idea”, the potential to misuse the technology is high and the general public does not like things that can spy on them…regardless how cool or useful it is.

New product tags equipped with microchips and tiny antennas could one day make it easy to scan all the groceries in a bag simultaneously, allow businesses to locate any item in a warehouse instantly and enable the Defense Department to better manage inventories of mundane necessities like meals and spare boots. Hitachi announced this month that it has developed tags so small that they can be embedded in bank notes to foil money launderers and counterfeiters.