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:
Sacrificing Freedom for security.
Travis Smith Brandon Davis Skip Cassidy Smith
It checks your eyes nose configuration…and matches it to known felons, or anyone thats had a mugshot taken,…their security people know more about you than you can remember.. they also know if you are a shoplifter…wear dark glasses….)
I don’t do Walmart
Walmart and CIA
My doctor told me to go to the new store there and walk but I notice they have installed these and I won’t go. Wonder what I will tell her when I see her in 2 weeks.
I hate to have to go to any where. This will sure keep me away. They need to cram it up their caboose.
If this offends you, don’t shop at Walmart! Most think this could be a tool to make your Walmart visit better by knowing who is shopping at a particular store and understanding what they are thinking of purchasing. Little down side to this privacy intrusion. Walmart venders will get the products you want on the shelves quicker.
And Disney, and stoplights, and many many other places….
They sell those microwaves too