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[–] 329744? ago 

So much for shopping therapy.. lol jk the internet will still exist.

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[–] 9-11 ago 

they already do and have been for a while. ever notice how when a man hunt in underway they always find the 1/2 second video of him walking into a walmart 5 states away 3 weeks later and catch them? walmart and others keep a database of all camaras in all stores for years. feds just get access and plug their facial recognition program on it and let it crunch. they even randomly catch people at large sporting events this way.

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[–] sterlingmaloryarcher ago 

Amazon stock rises drastically...

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[–] ossan ago 

I want one of the masks from A Scanner Darkly. As others have said, we won't win this one. I sometimes really hate the way our world is going,

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[–] UnicornParty ago 

I always think of the mark of the beast when these type of articles come up. Unfortunately, I don't think we will be asked to opt-in first.

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[–] radium_coyote ago  (edited ago)

This is a reality we're going to have to adjust to as a society: if people can see your face, it's getting scanned. And not just by retailers: anybody wearing smartglasses, or anyone with a phone camera is going to scan your face and dox you. In seconds they'll know where you live, everything you posted on any social media site ever, any notable shopping preferences, whether your purchasing patterns indicate any medical conditions... all of it.

It's not a question of allowing it, that's already sort of happening and will continue to accelerate. Focusing on retailers or law enforcement loses the bigger picture. You will do this, and it will seem normal.

To advance the conversation, we need to think about the implications of living in a society of transparent walls.