Gillette Uses RFID Tags on Razors
Gillette became one of the first companies to test out radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on its products, attaching the devices to its Mach 3 razor blade packages. The tags consist of chips that emit radio signals that allow the products to be tracked. The tagged razors have been sold in U.K. supermarket chain Tesco's Cambridge, England store. U.S.-based group Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering (Caspian) is urging a worldwide boycott against Gillette over the tagging concerns.
Gillette shrugs off RFID-tracking fears New York Times, August 15, 2003
