When you enter your local Walmart, keep an eye out for the visible part of the latest technology the retail chain has been installing near their doors and throughout the store.
Paging: George Orwell. Mr. Orwell, you there?
High-tech facial recognition cameras are installed eye level near the entry-ways of their new store fronts, but it’s the software behind these anonymous plastic half-globes that is raising concerns (see the video on the following page). Understand, that it isn’t about having anything to hide, these cameras set new a precedent for both personal and business use. These cameras are able to cross-reference your image with online social media networks to match a name with the face, they can learn a great deal more and may be able to track lot of data points. How much the system can record and track is unknown, but in the video on the next page you can see that it not only tracks faces, but can categorize objects and motion:
Looks as if I’ll have to cut back on my once every 5 years visits. Hope that plastic pool I bought for the dogs holds up well.
Next… you won’t be able to enter or checkout without first scanning your implanted RFID…
Retinal scanners, of course. They are certainly not selfie cams.
And yet only has 3 registers open at all times
Saw at Target same brand cameras installed
You’re right Richard Haynes, just some humans act a little better than others, cuz we had a little attention, love and guidance growing up…
This is disgusting.
STOP THE SPECIAL TREATMENT! TAKE THE RAG OFF AND REVEAL YOURSELF!!
I see them all the times…i know what your talking about…
I can see someone walk up to it and either break it or spray paint it