May 26, 2006
iBuyRight turns cell phone into a social responsibility scanner
A wonderful project written up by Justin Oberman on Personal Democracy Forum.
"i BuyRight is a mobile phone application that displays social and environmental information about a product, enabling consumers to make purchases consciously aligned with their personal values.
After a product bar code is scanned with a cell phone, iBuyRight retrieves relevant information from a social and environmental issues database, then displays it on the cell phone screen in an easy-to-read format. ... the application aims to fulfill a consumer's need to know where a product comes from, how it is made, and the impact these practices have on the environment and communities. By facilitating informed purchases, iBuyRight gives consumers the power to put their money where their values are."
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