Microsized surveillance
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The retailers and government agents can track people's every move with the help of radio frequency identification (RFID), which allows products, credit cards, driver's license and even a person's body to transmit a unique radio signal that can be intercepted by anyone. The retailers can save lots of money with the help of RFID, as it replaces the low-wage workers who now scan inventory, but it can lead to privacy invasion.
Publication Name: Utne: A Different Read on Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 1544-2225
Year: 2005
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Bullish on art: Good-bye Paris salon - hello Wall Street hedge fund
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Financial experts in the US created an artist pension trust that asks participants to contribute not their earnings, but their art, which is then put on the market. Start-ups such as Merrill Lynch, ABN Amro and Christie's are also convincing investors to put their money into a diversified art pool run by highly experienced managers.
Publication Name: Utne: A Different Read on Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 1544-2225
Year: 2005
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Technoskeptic techie
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A computer scientist thinks that digital culture is damaging today's generation at a deep level. The personal overload, ability to focus, sense of physical body, stability and many other factors are at risk due to the digital revolution.
Publication Name: Utne: A Different Read on Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 1544-2225
Year: 2005
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