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Your clothes may carry hidden tracking threads

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Fashion brands are quietly weaving microscopic RFID threads into everyday garments to track inventory and combat counterfeiting. While mostly harmless at the retail level, privacy advocates warn this tech could soon allow your wardrobe to be digitally scanned on the street. Your favorite jacket might be broadcasting data without a battery.

Your clothes may carry hidden tracking threads
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