Many Americans not aware of being tracked with facial recognition while shopping

Re:Many Americans not aware of being tracked with facial rec... by reedjosh on Monday August 16, 2021 @12:54PM (#28200200)

> Right, but most still pay with a credit/debit card when checking out which gives the cc/bank the same info.

Yes, which is why I think cash is crucial until/if we get a digital equivalent.

> At least with a store club card they only know what you purchase in that store/chain, instead of every store

I haven't done research to confirm, but I'm guessing club card data ends up in the hands of data brokers at some point. Of course this probably varies by chain.

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Re:Many Americans not aware of being tracked with facial rec... by kyleee on Monday August 16, 2021 @01:22PM (#28200553)

There will never be a state sanctioned privacy enabling digital cash equivalent since the data surrounding transactions is far too valuable (both in a monetary sense and in a social control sense).

I'm sure the phrase "digital cash" will be used in the marketing lingo though

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Re:Many Americans not aware of being tracked with facial rec... by reedjosh on Monday August 16, 2021 @01:51PM (#28200838)

I agree. I like Monero, but it will never be state sanctioned. I don't much care for the state.

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