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UK Grocer Ends RFID Tag Trial

UK grocer Tesco has dropped its trial of RFID tags in Gillette products in a Cambridge store. The store was hit with protesters and a boycott Gillette movement was launched following announcement of the trial. In a recent statement, Gillette denied that it ever intended to use the technology to track consumers.

Tesco ends trial of CCTV spy chip on razor blades The Guardian, August 22, 2003

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