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[–] klongtoey 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

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[–] DNick5000 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Time to go back to using cash for everything.

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[–] LongestUsernameEver1 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Where were you for the past 20 years when credit card companies were analyzing everything about?

Bet VISA already knows more about you than anyone except maybe google.

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[–] sergeantslate 0 points 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.

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[–] anonomale 0 points 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.

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[–] Spaceape 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I was under the impression they don't need your permission if it's a public space and private properties make their own rules.

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[–] Koah 0 points 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.

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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.

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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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