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:
This will definitely be used by our government when they choose to. The store is collecting all of the data and the government only needs to ask for the information when they find it necessary to do so. If the store doesn’t want to cooperate I’m sure they will be forced to … it is the government after all.
Unfortunately most people don’t even know what you’re talking about. Most people actually trust the government and consider people like you and I tin foil hat wearing conspiracy theorists… Maybe someone should start tearing down those boxes along the highway and see what kind of attention that brings
Let’s not forget about OnStar and other computer links our cars have nowadays…
Walmart has been using facial recognition software for years now along with several other big name stores.
Roflmfao human right wtf
People there are cameras on every road you drive, every bank you walk into, every convenience store, every department store, everywhere you drive or walk and have been for years. Get over yourselves
Government been doing it for years
At least at our Walmart their finally stocking the shelves again.
If you are not a criminal why worry
Obviously people have no idea how many times you are photoed or videoed every day.