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41% of adults know what RFID is

Fact recorded on: April 22, 2005. Categories: RFID.

41% of adults say they know about RFID, up from 28% in September 2004, according to BIGresearch and Artafact. 23% of consumers said they learned about RFID from the Web. 26% found out about it from TV and radio news. 68% of respondents are concerned that the technology will be used for purposes other than product tracking.

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