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:
So, do we need to start carrying a can of spray paint with us to cover the lens over for our own privacy??
I can’t drive to work (5miles) without being on at least 6 cameras…
X-ray goggles from the 70s
F**k Walmart I don’t even shop there..
They need this. too many thieves walking away with the store.
I don’t give permission to be filmed
No Bill Sherry Pippin it’s not a human right but it sure is their religious rite under the Constitution and only racist and communist believe other wise
Whose eye level are they gauging that on ? I’m 6’5″ tall, my spouse is 4’11” tall. If it’s based on her eye level all they’re gonna get a good pic if is my chest !
Good way to catch criminals
John Harness please learn what a racist is. Muslims are not a race.