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:
You do not have the right to conceal your identity and entry a business if they choose to not allow you that.
I could care less what Walmart does.
If it bothered me, I’d stay off social media.
I can say I’m a muslim woman and wear a hajib
How do you think they prosecuted if there isn’t anybody watching the cameras? When the police come… all they do is the paperwork..Ask me how I know
Why do people comment that have no clue what is going on ?
Really?
Why would Wal Mart need all that info! Privacy invaded again!
WTF are you talking about?
Really??????
Last year at one of the local wal marts some people set a fire in the store to distract security & stole a lot of high dollar items. This store was closed for over a week & once opened, went for a long time closing up past 10p.