Business Week has an industry insider interview with Scott McGregor of Philips Semiconductor about how "Like It or Not, RFID Is Coming". In answering one question regarding privacy, Mr. McGregor replies that it's similar to when laser scanners came to supermarkets. "When the laser scanners were coming out, everybody was saying, retailers are going to collect information about what you buy. And none of that happened." Of course some people would probably disagree.