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Friday, May 14, 2004CASPIAN don't see the linkOpinion: Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering (CASPIAN), in their current rant regarding the introduction of RFID tags. Articles and commentary on the CASPIAN web site clearly puts their case that RFID are the insidious spawn of the devil, that the devil, in this case Wal-Mart will be able to steal our souls with a chip the size of a grain of sand sewn into every product we buy. Like any pressure group founded in ideology CASPIAN's view is wholly one sided an does not present another point of view. The fact that retail fraud represents over £1b in the UK alone and that everyone, you and I included; ends up paying for it and that RFID may play a role in reducing that figure never appears in their arguments. Related Links CASPIAN The price isn't right Guardian Unlimited North East Fraud Forum - Retail Fraud Northumbria Police: Retail crime down in Sunderland Card sharp Jul 2 2003 By Helen Logan, Evening Gazette posted by Robert Campbell 4:17 PM Sunday, May 09, 2004Athens 2004
 The Olympic organisers for the Athens 2004 Games leave themselves open to criticism and possible legal action with the quality of their web site. The preparations for the forthcoming summer games in Athens have been in the news almost constantly over the last year, with concerns mounting as the event draws near.Only last week the BBC's Radio4 You and Yours program ran a report assessing the preparations for the Paralympics for disabled visitors and athletes alike. The report presented a mixed picture of the City's capability to cope; Peter White's report was a real 'eye opener' (pun intended) and should be mandatory listening for architects and town planners everywhere. Unfortunately the same appears to be the case with the Athens 2004 Games web site, it seems to be leaving itself wide open for a repeat of the legal action taken by Bruce Maguire against the Sydney Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (SOCOG) in 2000. Related Links Accessibility of Athens 2004 Juicy Studio DRC: Formal Investigation report Websites 'failing' disabled users - Geoff Adams-Spink BBC News Online disability affairs reporter posted by Robert Campbell 2:34 PM
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