Big Brother lurks in tags: How GS1 dispels privacy concerns
Enhanced, next-generation barcodes, RFID tags are used in multiple industries. Producers and retailers like them because they help them reduce costs by automating inventories. Yet this undoubtedly useful technology has raised some concerns related to individual privacy and corporate espionage. Luckily, retailers can debunk RFID myths and protect their consumers' personal data by using a GS1 Privacy Impact Assessment Tool -PIA.