Price tags for items at BestBuy have a micro-camera in them. Submitted by MrCantPlayGuitar t3_zzow99 on December 31, 2022 at 7:56 AM in mildlyinteresting 6 comments 0
picado t1_j2ctxu9 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 8:00 AM That looks like an IR receiver, maybe how they set prices. Permalink 35 Xxcaptainmorgan t1_j2cu758 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 8:04 AM I used to work at Best Buy in the stores - not a camera lol, it’s for the scanner to set pricing and it also allows it to connect to the secure network in the store, as there are nodes ran throughout for it to connect. Permalink Parent 33
Xxcaptainmorgan t1_j2cu758 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 8:04 AM I used to work at Best Buy in the stores - not a camera lol, it’s for the scanner to set pricing and it also allows it to connect to the secure network in the store, as there are nodes ran throughout for it to connect. Permalink Parent 33
LeroyHobbes t1_j2d0lmg wrote on December 31, 2022 at 9:29 AM These Mark Rober videos are getting out of hand Permalink 3
picsofficial t1_j2ctqh0 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 7:58 AM Similar to the digital billboards I imagine mainly for advertising/marketing purposes Permalink −4− JollyReading8565 t1_j2foywk wrote on December 31, 2022 at 10:53 PM Wat Permalink Parent 0 picsofficial t1_j2fshnd wrote on December 31, 2022 at 11:21 PM Here’s a quick article on the matter but there are many better news covers on this subject https://oohtoday.com/are-using-cameras-on-billboards-to-measure-data-and-demographics-privacy-violations/ Permalink Parent 1
JollyReading8565 t1_j2foywk wrote on December 31, 2022 at 10:53 PM Wat Permalink Parent 0 picsofficial t1_j2fshnd wrote on December 31, 2022 at 11:21 PM Here’s a quick article on the matter but there are many better news covers on this subject https://oohtoday.com/are-using-cameras-on-billboards-to-measure-data-and-demographics-privacy-violations/ Permalink Parent 1
picsofficial t1_j2fshnd wrote on December 31, 2022 at 11:21 PM Here’s a quick article on the matter but there are many better news covers on this subject https://oohtoday.com/are-using-cameras-on-billboards-to-measure-data-and-demographics-privacy-violations/ Permalink Parent 1
picado t1_j2ctxu9 wrote
That looks like an IR receiver, maybe how they set prices.