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Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | Europe | A supermarket, but not as we know it - 0 views

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    With free software from the supermarket, the telephone has been transformed into a mobile shopping assistant. Using the camera on the phone, Dagmar can scan the barcodes of her own shopping.
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    With free software from the supermarket, the telephone has been transformed into a mobile shopping assistant. Using the camera on the phone, Dagmar can scan the barcodes of her own shopping.
Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | Technology | Hackers prepare supermarket sweep - 0 views

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    Self-checkout systems in UK supermarkets are being targeted by hi-tech criminals with stolen credit card details. A BBC investigation has unearthed a plan hatching online to loot US bank accounts via the checkout systems.
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    Self-checkout systems in UK supermarkets are being targeted by hi-tech criminals with stolen credit card details. A BBC investigation has unearthed a plan hatching online to loot US bank accounts via the checkout systems.
Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | UK | Hi-tech tool spots child drinkers - 0 views

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    The supermarket chain Budgens has installed face recognition cameras in one of its stores to stop children buying alcohol and cigarettes. It is thought to be the first time a UK retailer has used the technology to identify underage customers.
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    The supermarket chain Budgens has installed face recognition cameras in one of its stores to stop children buying alcohol and cigarettes. It is thought to be the first time a UK retailer has used the technology to identify underage customers.
Kristin O

BBC NEWS | Technology | Consumer concern over RFID tags - 1 views

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    This article talks about the security concerns that the customers of a supermarkets have with the use of RFID technology. They feel that the RFID technology is to invasive and can be used to track where abouts of items after they have been purchased at the store.
Michael M

WALGREENS RFID TRACKING PLANS STIR CONTROVERSY - Advertising Age - News - 0 views

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    This article strikes the seam that privacy is invaded by those who buy things in stores that are tracked by RFID tags. There are many times that people actually were tracked, two cases in fact, and thus their privacy was breached by the store itself. The group Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering are currently fighting against this so that they make sure that the people have the rights that they deserve, but many stores refuse to bow down.
Daniell S

Security risk found in new credit cards - Technology - International Herald Tribune - 1 views

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    In this article it talks about the idea of putting RFID, or Radio Frequency Identification technology into a credit card. This can be both a good thing and a bad thing. It would be a good thing because it would totally change the way a business could work. It would decrease the amount of time a person spends in a store. A person could simply walk in and out of the supermarket with the items they wanted and the amount of money would be charged directly to the persons credit card. However, this could result in an increase in credit card abuse. with RFID technology the signal could be picked up by any radio frequency. This can result in identity theft, and credit card fraud. This is a a violation of the social and ethical issue Security. The stakeholders in this situation would be the credit card users, and the companies issuing the credit card. The users would become angered that their credit cards could be maxed out without them using it more than once and the companies could be sued for each credit card they issued.
Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | Technology | Public to shape smart tag policy - 0 views

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    The stakeholders may eventually draft new regulations to police the tags, but, for now, the commission proposes no new laws to govern their use.
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    The stakeholders may eventually draft new regulations to police the tags, but, for now, the commission proposes no new laws to govern their use.
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