[–] anonomale 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I'm curious if we'll ever see legislation or maybe a court ruling that determines doing these kind of sophisticated 'investigations' on people to be a legal violation of their right to privacy. Obviously not in the near future, just the dreamland where we double down on privacy rights. Seems like there may be some logical legal stance that puts this and dragnet surveillance in the same domain. Not a lawyer, they just smell like there's a key component shared between them could be targeted legally.
[–] sergeantslate 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Hell facebook already builds a facial profile for you, I wouldn't be surprised if these companies buy that data and identify you before you set foot in a store.
Really the only thing you can do is boycott the stores if you don't like it (or get one of those crazy hairstyle makeup face scamblers). They are going to have to be careful because trust in American companies for privacy is not really there, and with a big enough reaction it will be abandoned.
[–] LostnTired 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Good thing I rarely go to 'brick and mortars' any more.
[–] crashdrillit 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
not sure if this is a particularly scary thing; realistically your face can generally be recognised by security staff already this is just an example of automation taking over/sharing the strain to my point of view
I can't remember if it was in a seminar or on a news article but I have definitely seen the same thing being done using techniques other than facial recognition such as gait analysis http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21528835.600-cameras-know-you-by-your-walk.html#.VYFpaPlVhBc
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[–] ProjectShamrock 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Even better, removable facial tattoos.
Unfortunately, these databases already exist and are tied to your credit cards/debit cards, so adding your face just serves to deepen their information.
Well I was thinking of the scenario that facial Recognition will be the identifier and not necessarily the name you give though that too will work. It depends on the shift. If demand for the tech rises, I could see it replacing any ID or Verification, since it'll be pooled by all other data that has been acquired. In either scenario the coming debates look appetizing.
[–] klongtoey 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
infrared head torches - https://whereismydata.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/ir-used-to-defeat-cctv/
[–] Koah 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
You could see this as "Retailers want to store items in a less secure fashion, because secure shelving no longer gets customers." People hating all the ink bombs and security alarms.
So you can look at all the game cases you want, without any of them being behind a wall of glass; only catch is that the store owners have your face.