[elbucko]

Gillette is testing the technology in Europe, and it wants to wait until it has completed those trials, Eric A. Kraus said.

"We're trying to gather as much information as possible on the viability of this technology," Mr. Kaus said.

Gillette is testing in Europe where it fears no privacy laws until it can get the technology undetectable for the US. Gillette stockholders would be better served if management was putting resources into better shaving devices than snooping in its customers bathrooms.

As for Wal-Mart, I'm not surprised. It's like "Oceania" in there and Big Brother is watching.

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Wal-Mart to forgo tracking chips

They may have cancelled that particular test.

Wal-Mart is actively romancing a company in Richardson, TX called RFSAW which is deeply involved in devolping this type of stuff.

[penemy]

Does ANYONE have a clue???

The VAST majority of these opinions/posters have no clue as to the workings of RFID. Do they think that now Gillete (pty) LTd etc etc or Wal Mart or whoever can track your can of beans into your home? That they can use rfid chips to say "joe bloggs bought 17 cans of this soup"? (which they could do with barcodes anyway....)? As an RFID tecgnology specialist, I WISH!!!! Unless you have a reader, antenna, tracking software and a big link up to the evil, dark lords of big brother (whatever...), there is absolutely no way. All an RFID tag is, is a bar code that can be read without line of sight (i.e. a bar code that could be printed on the INSIDE of the packaging and still be read from any angle). The read range of these things is a few centimetres!!!

People like CASPIAN etc etc really have too much time on their hands.....

penemy

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That's okay, there was a Canadian brewery that was running a contest. The winning can was to contain a GPS device so that when it was opened, a prize claim team could be sent to the winner's location.

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Wal-Mart to forgo tracking chips

ya - right