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Re:“Just walk out” technology by Amazon by sschueller on Monday March 09, 2020 @12:49PM (#22526886)
Since petty theft is no longer prosecuted in some places what stops someone from just walking in taking what they want without paying?
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Re:“Just walk out” technology by Amazon by phamilton on Monday March 09, 2020 @12:52PM (#22526934)
The current Amazon Go stores have entrance gates that only open if you scan your app.

That's not a complete deterrent, but it's something.

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Re:“Just walk out” technology by Amazon by shadowgovt on Monday March 09, 2020 @01:14PM (#22527195)
It's honestly a pretty good application of "trust but verify."

How does the system deter shoplifting? You can just do it.

... approximately once. ;)

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Re:“Just walk out” technology by Amazon by dTal on Monday March 09, 2020 @12:51PM (#22526923)
>shoppers enter the store using a credit card
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