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Te strawberry tomato looks fantasti and ithas «grea ane eaten on its ow orn salad MAS claims tobe one ofthe pioneers of usual tomatoes in Brisa, telling chery tomatoes inthe Seventies. The company’s fod stores stock 20 varieties of tomato, although iS GRETUGW the range ince is chief executive sid that castomers were getting to confused by 0 ‘ch choice. The tations tomato aow accounts for ss than hal the 75,000 tonnes of tomatoes grown in Britain eat eae Meanwhile, importers wera that ton could bein short supply thi summer because snow storm ia southern Spin wreaked havc with the county’ crop. Spain and the Canary Islands supply almost half of Brin’ total consamption of 420,000 tomes year Sweet strawmato | is pick of the crop 6+0- M&S says its new fruit hybrid is perfect for dipping in chocolate FEAST OF FRUITY NEW VARIETIES “Purple Haze" carrot. A purple variety available in Sainsbury's Purple peppers. A sweet variety of pepper on sale at some Sainsbury's outlets "Kutamo". A black variety of ‘tomato from the Galapagos Islands, on sale at some Sainsbury's outlets Golden beetroot, sold by Waitrose Round courgette. A cricket ball sized courgette sold in Sainsbury's Round carrot, developed to appeal to children, sold in Waitrose ‘White cucumber: firm and juicy ‘cucumber with a non-bitter skin, sold in Sainsbury's © Evening StandardWSPAPER ARTICU aa Lifestyle 6 Shopping with Big Brother Caught on camera as you pick up a product By Sean Poulter Consumer Affairs Correspondent ‘TESCO is testing a ‘Big Brother’ anti- theft system in which high-value items picked up off the shelf automatically tigger cameras to take a picture of the shopper. ‘A microchip the size of a grain of ind is attached to the product and communicates via radio waves with a reading device behind the shelf, ‘When the product is picked up, the radio connection is broken and this ‘causes the camera to take a photograph, ‘This image is destroyed if the product is paid for through the till. Otherwise it can be retained to identify and | prosecute a thief. ‘The trial, masterminded by } cambridge “University’s. Auto-ID || Centre, has been operating at & Tesco store in the city ‘The product used was Gillette Mach 3 razor refills, which are shoplifted more often and in greater quantity than any J other produets in Britain and Europe. ‘They cost up to £697 each, yet because the packs are relatively small they can be easily concealed. Marks & Spencer, Woolworths and Asda are already planning to introduce | the computer chips, while many others J] arc expected to follow suit. However, civil liberty groups have protested about the scheme, saying it is ‘an infringement of privacy. ‘And some opponents complain that bund TEN GOODS whisky, gin and alcopops the chips could be embedded in clothes, allowing stores to track people as they ‘move about stores or the high street. ‘The technology has already evoked a backlash in the U.S. Beneiton dropped plans 0 use the chips in pullovers following a threatened international boycott. Outside the Teseo trial store, provestor Damien Lawson was handing ‘out Teaflets yesterday. He said: “If this trial is successful, a broader range of ‘goods will be tagged. “Tags could be buried in clothes and other items and you could be bristling ‘with these chips. You would be uansmitting without your knowledge personal information about where you shop and what you buy and how you pay that could be retrieved by anyone ‘with the proper equipment. Professor Joshua Bamfield, of Nottingham’s Centre for Retail Research, said he believed most families would be relaxed about the technology particularly since the cost to retailers and honest consumers of shoplifting is £800 million a year. Women's clothing 10 Mensweariboyswear: football strips > The shopper snapper 5 Cosmetics — STOLEN FROM Jee ene le lipsticks and “ compacts 1 Razors and * fasorblades © Tiletries and aftershave pune wade Perfume and fragrances blockbusters g Lingerie 3° Alcohol - 9 Computer games particularly cluding “People can be reassured that these pictures will be eliminated from the system in a matter of hours, “All our research shows that people have confidence in CCTV. It reduces crime and fear of crime. “T don't think ordinary shoppers would be anxious, If people were really woried about others knowing their shopping habits they would not have a loyalty card.” The professor said the technology hhad many potential benefits. The tiny chips could be put on household computers and family treasures to help return stolen goods to their owner, ‘The chips are sophisticated enough 10 hhold information on the name and address of the genuine owner, ‘Tesco insisted that its main interest in the system was to ensure our shelves are full and free up staff to help shoppers. A. spokesman added: “There were ‘lear signs in the store about the use of the CCTV cameras, so customers knew what was going on, We would never compromise the privacy of our customers.” © Daily MailTATA Ltestyle In his book 1984, the writer George Orwell describes a ‘world in which the government (known as Big Brother) watches and films people all the time. Nobody is free ‘and Big Brother knows everything about everyone. This article describes how shops and supermarkets are now Using extraordinary Big Brother technology in an attempt to stop shoplifting. Have you seen CCTY (closed circuit television) cameras in shopping centres that film you as you shop? Do they bother you? Or do they make you feel safer and more comfortable 7 Glossary 1. snapper: something that takes snaps (photos) Tesco, Marks and Spencer, Woolworths, Asda: major supermarket chains masterminded: organised ID: identification Gillette Mach 3: a brand of disposable razor tagged: fitted with a microchip ‘tag’ bristling with: full of a loyalty card: a store card giving discounts to loyal customers 2) As you read, answer the questions to find the meaning of these words. a Ifyou trigger a reaction, do you start itor stop it? b Does attached mean connected to or far away from? ¢ Ifyou prosecute someone, do you let them off or take them to court? 6. if you follow suit, do you copy someone else or act differently? e If something is embedded, is it on the surface or inside? Does to track mean to follow or to be followed? @ if there is a backlash, do people react positively cor negatively? hh ts a pullover something you wear or something you eat? i Ifyou retrieve information, do you send it or collect it? | Does sophisticated mean primitive or advanced? 2 Tesco are putting microchips. (1) in some of their cheapest products. (2) in a few of their most expensive products. (3) in all of their products in al of thelr stores. 'b_ When you pick up the Gillette Mach 3 razor refill, (1) a hidden camera takes a photograph of you 2) alight flashes at the til ) a security guard will start watching you. © According to Tesco, (1) the photograph is destroyed when you buy the product. (2) they would not use the photograph in court. G) Gillette Mach 3 refills are dificult to steal. 4 Givil liberty groups (1) are in favour of the new system. (2) will wait and see how the trials go. G) are opposed to the scheme, saying it infringes privacy € Professor Bamfield suggests that. (1) the public hate the idea of tagging products. (Q) microchip technology will reduce shoplifting, G) CCTV increases crime. The things shoplifters like to take most are. (1) used for shaving (2) used to smell nice. @) used to wear. 9) Discuss the following. a How do you feel about supermarkets taking photographs in this way? Ist ‘an infringement of your privacy’ or a sensible way of preventing shoplifting? bb Scientists say that the technology Tesco is using could easily be applied to people. For example, if a child were tagged, parents would know where they were 24 hours a day. Would this be a good idea? Do you care if people collect information about you? Would you be happy with . + a doctor keeping your medical records? + a college having details ofall your exam results? 2 bank knowing how you spend your money? the police having a sample of your DNA? + the government knowing your political opinions? + an identity card that carries your fingerprints? * satellites watching you from space? 3) The Ministry of Education wants to put ten CCTV cameras in your school. Divide into two groups, one representing the Ministry, the other representing the students and staff of your schoo! Group 1: The Ministry group should discuss two things: where to put these ten cameras and how to explain the benefits of CCTV to the students and the staff. Group 2: The School group should come up with arguments against the cameras, saying why you do not want Big Brother at your school. ‘a Group 1 present your arguments to the other group. Group 2 present your views to the Ministry. Take a class vote about whether to have the cameras or not.