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Consumer Reports Finds Personal Privacy Concerns in Planned Uses of Radio Frequency...

Byline: Consumers Union

YONKERS, N.Y., May 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Not many consumers know about Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), a wireless technology that allows objects and people to be tagged and tracked. RFID tags contain microchips and tiny radio antennas that are embedded in all kinds of products, credit cards, or stuck on labels. A three-month investigation in the June 2006 issue of Consumer Reports has found the RFID industry lacking in the necessary measures to strengthen tag security against identity thieves.

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