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Several consumer products to get 'tagged' By Michelle Kessler, USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO — By the end of the year, a host of consumer products will, for the first time, be sold with tiny computer chips known as RFID tags in them. The chips contain small bits of data, such as a product's serial number, which can be read by a scanner. The scanner sends the data to a database so stores and manufacturers can quickly track what is sold. The radio frequency identification tags could dramatically improve inventory processes, retail analysts say, thus reduce costs and maybe consumer prices. But the technology, one of the most widely anticipated in years, also raises privacy concerns. The fear: Thieves will buy or make chip scanners and crack security controls. That means someone might be able to scan shoppers' bags and know what they bought...
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