Has RFID technology already been deployed?

Question

are we currently being tracked by retailers from RFID tags being embedded in their products?

Answer 1

No. A pRFID tag is only relevant to its intended network. Otherwise, it simply reports its ID which is meaningless. E.g. what does "1kljfs4df" or "asdf89452jklj" mean to you? Not much.
Walmart and other retailers are using RFID to smooth their supply chains from their suppliers to their warehouses to their stockrooms and then to their sales floors. Once the tag leaves its intended network it is useless.

Answer 2

Wal-Mart, as well as Target uses RFID tags on their inventory from suppliers at a carton level. For example, Wal-Mart will get a box of 50 shower curtains, and that one box has an RFID tag on it, but once they open the box and put the curtains on the shelf, that box and tag are thrown out. Technology is being researched to embed RFID tags into textiles, but as of yet is not being done. Again, though, there isn't some huge government Database that contains the EPC of every RFID tag ever printed, nor will there be. Retailers will use RFID to track THEIR inventory. Once someone buys it, they couldn't care less about it.

Answer 3

Actually WaMart did try to start doing this in order to track inventory and to prevent loss. BUT when it became known they dropped the whole thing.

Your question was reasonable but others in answers are not. They go on about RFIDs in people, in IDs and all sorts of things. RFIDs have to go by a scanner in order to register anything so what? Is the goverment going to put scanners everywhere? Plus they work on very specific radio bands. A quick trip to radio shack and you could easily build a jammer. So the government is not going to bother.

One answer was right. If the government wants to find you they will. Credit cards, bank accounts, payroll, taxes and yes reward cards at the grocery store. In that regard a lot of people sign up for these things using a phony name.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Look at your keychain. Is there a store card on it? One of those things that gives you discounts if you use it. That is tracking your buying habits. Every time you use a credit card or ATM card to buy gas or groceries or anything, your purchase and where it was made is recorded. There is no need to imbed something under our skin. We are already being followed by anyone who needs to know where we are.

Answer 6

yes - for example Walmart requires all shipments to have rfid tags

Answer 7

Well i've heard that Wal-Mart places trackers on some of its electronic products...so that might be a yes. I don't know for certain though.