Heh yeah you’re right

You know, I honestly don’t know! That’s a good question

I find this funny because the police have been doing this with civilians. My main concern is that this tech is not 100% accurate. I feel like it shouldn’t be used on its own.

I guess if it is used as a supplementary tool and not the main piece of evidence, it could maybe be okay? But I would be scared it would target an innocent individual, which could cause very negative or dangerous consequences. The main thing would be accuracy. I don’t know if it was addressed as part of the article is paywalled.

Edit: I think anything that forces those in power to take accountability for their actions is great though. More tools should be in place to prevent abuse of power

This has been my issue with it. They keep making self checkout (or even the regular shopping experience) more like going through security checkpoints. It feels like I’m a criminal even though I’m doing everything properly.

At my local Wal-Mart they have you walk through one way gates, and two or three metal detectors, cameras filming you regardless of which checkout you go through. They also have started locking up more and more items.

I understand they are trying to reduce theft. But it feels like they are trying to put a bandaid on a wound when they’re part of the problem to begin with lol. You also see these changes roll out over the years as people begin to struggle more and more. It seems like the solution should be obvious, but instead of being treated like people, we’re treated like resources for companies. Just value extraction units. Extract value through work, extract value through consumption

Agreed. Governments need to put a stop to greedflation, get employers to pay people better and tax the ultra wealthy more.