Government puts £5.5m into new scheme...
By Pia Heikkila
Published: 27 May 2002 08:50 GMT
The UK government is backing a tagging scheme for laptops and CDs in a bid to cut down on crime.
The government is working with several high-profile companies to trial the tags, which are based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, as part of its crime reduction campaign.
Dell, and EMI and Woolworth's are the latest firms to sign up to the "Chipping of Goods" initiative, which is backed by £5.5m in government funding.
In the latest trials, the tags will be installed in a range of laptops and CDs sold by Dell and EMI respectively. Any attempt to try to remove the tag will make the device unusable and will enable the police to track them down.
The RFID tags contain information of the good's origin, location and other retail information.
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