Luxury Labels Are Sticking Microchips Inside Your Clothes

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High-end brands like Ferragamo, Burberry, and Moncler are inserting radio frequency identification (RFID) chips into garments and accessories to combat the counterfeit industry. It’s just one small step against a bloated, $461 billion industry, but a world without knockoffs is a world we’d sure like to inhabit. 

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Luxury Labels Sticking Microchips Inside Clothes