Re:Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery S...
by Cheer2171 on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @02:18PM
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The scandal where Target data scientists bragged to reporters about knowing when teenage girls are pregnant before their fathers broke in 2012, and they said they were doing it since 2002. It was based entirely on data mining purchase histories with rewards cards at the register. No fancy AI or facial recognition needed.
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Re:Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery S...
by rrr_oh_man on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @02:46PM
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https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/magazine/shopping-habits....
Imho more like an anecdote than a sourced story, but a good one nonetheless.