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Dirty

its a conspiracy i tell you...*men in black suits take Dirty away*

MikeyChalupa

Damn. My wife and I use their razors, shaving cream, and deoderant. I guess we should do what we're told and stop, even though they're great products.

-Mikey

slimshaydee

But their unique triple blade action gives me the closest shave!

WarriorBuddha

damn...that is kinda spooky. I wonder if they have those in the ones sold over here in Japan too...

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macmanmike6100

they likely use the RFIDs in their warehouses for tracking in that sense. i can assure you that they don't give a crap about where you live even if they *could* use the very-short-range RFIDs to do so...indeed, i even think it's a little self-important to think so.

VitaminH

Why would someone wan't to spy on me when I'm naked and covered in cream?

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Church

Wouldn't YOU like to know!

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superiorrain

What i'm trying to work out say if it were true, which i don't believe for sone second that it is. Why would a company spend millions of dollars on making a tiny chip thingy just so they can track their product.

The mulitnational companies are of course a strange breed.

dfunk

I have just had a look in my local supermarket, no camera's or tracking do-dads to be seen.

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itch vaccine

Seriously, you can't really believe that right? Tell me you don't buy it.. that looks like pure bs to me.

NoSoup

Unfortunately, I don't really have time to look for it right now, but -

Wasn't there something in the news about WalMart using RFID chips in something (Maybe Razors?) to track customers in the store? I think I remember reading about that somewhere...

If I find time later, I'll hunt around for a link.

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tecoyah

RFID technology is becoming more and more common, but not to spy on you. These units are powered by the radio beam that is SENT to them, and simply let out a burst of info for inventory purposes. there are no Cameras involved as they would require a large footprint, and even larger power source. The uninformed should not be allowed to get a domain name, unless we make a new part of the internet.....whatever.duh

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MSD

OK, here's how it works. There's a RFID chip in tha package, and a sensor under the shelf if the store is set up for this system. When you pick up the package (a very small, expensive, high-theft item,) a normal store camera snaps a picture of you. When you get to the checkout, the chip is deactivated, just like the chip in a security tag or a library book. If the tag isn't deactivated and it passes through the exit, another camera takes a picture of you, and a security person walks over and checks your reciept. Either the chip wasn't properly deactivated, in which case the deactivation system is fixed at the register where you checked out, or you have some explaining to do. It's also a good way to check if anyone in the warehouse is helping themselves to some high profit-to-size ratio products that can be resold.

It's not a conspiracy, it's an anti-theft device. The people who are complaining about the health effects of RFID readers are the same people who tell you your TV will melt your eyes and your cell phone can give you brain cancer.

The chips won't be read once you're outside the store, and if you're buying it and not stealing it, you dont' have to worry about the chips while you're in the store. Even if they were read after that, what's the worst thing that will happen? Are Gilette employees going to drive down the street scanning from their van and stuff your mailbox with ad flyers?

Ransom342

Hmmm I cant imagine why gillette would want to track the location of my bathroom. Ill be sure and use bic disposables if I ever have to lay low though

MSD

Does anyone read the whole thread anymore?

Ransom342

LOL Sorry I forgot the sarcasm tags on my post

stevo

I guess MrSelfDestruct cleared this one up. I just want to add for those of you still paranoid that RFID's are in more and more products and will continue to be in even more products. So lets all get paranoid.