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Re:The Era of Automatic Facial Recognition and Surveillance ... by mjquinn on Monday October 05, 2015 @05:25PM (#10335079)
This is true, but I think it's an important distinction that store cards are typically opt-in (I haven't come across a store that requires such a card to shop there, except maybe Costco). A facial recognition system would, presumably, be automatic.
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Re:The Era of Automatic Facial Recognition and Surveillance ... by jessaustin on Monday October 05, 2015 @06:36PM (#10335515)
The cellphone trackers that stores already have are automatic, too. Sure, one could leave it in the car, but does anyone do that?
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