CNN Makes Segments to Complement Ads?

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A commenter wrote on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show story ideas forum criticizing CNN for its April 17 segment about Radio Frequence Identification Technology, which can reportedly use “radio waves to swipe your [credit] card information right out of the air.”

As the commenter, who only identified him or herself as “Governor Rick Perry,” noted, the segment is just a conversation between CNN’s TJ Holmes and motivational speaker Clyde Anderson about the technology, ending with Holmes commenting “This is scary stuff.”

According to the commenter, the following segment was an advertisement for “Alumawallet,” an aluminum wallet for sale that would protect from the “scary stuff” of the RFID.

 

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CNN Makes Segments to Complement Ads?

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