By Tim Ferguson
Published: Friday 23 March 2007
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Name
Mark Hosey
Location
West Central Scotland
Occupation
R&D
Comment
Bearing in mind these counterfeit cigarettes are smuggled into the country and sold covertly by those who know they are counterfeit I fail to see how an RFID chip inside a genuine pack of cigarettes will will foil anyone dealing with the contraband.
Am I missing something obvious or is this another waste of government time and our hard earned taxes?
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