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bpetersonlaw t1_jchub4r wrote

I mean Amazon violated a NYC law requiring a notice that you were being tracked.

On the other hand, this was a store where the whole idea is that you are tracked and add things to your bag and leave without checking out. What do people think was going to happen? Obviously they are watching to see who grabs what so they can charge your account.

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TheGrumpyGent t1_jcidcav wrote

You're 100% correct on the assumption. However, this is stupidity on Amazon's part. They didn't even have to change what they were doing, they just needed a sign.

Somebody screwed up royal.

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sponge_bob_ t1_jcij633 wrote

You could roughly identify someone without their face; clothes, their shape, size, weight, height. The average user is probably not up-to-date on tech

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Dave4lexKing t1_jcmmas9 wrote

neither are you if you’re suggesting clothes as a legitimate alternative to biometrics in recognition software.

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