Home Depot Sued for 'Secretly' Using Facial Recognition at Self-Checkouts

Re:Home Depot Sued for 'Secretly' Using Facial Recognition a... by 4ggr0 on Thursday August 21, 2025 @04:53AM (#44970557)

> stealing is just rude. Theft is terrible.

you, I, and probably most people on HN have the privilege of seeing it this way. for others, it's sometimes not a moral question, but a question of survival or at least dignity.

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Re:Home Depot Sued for 'Secretly' Using Facial Recognition a... by DaSHacka on Thursday August 21, 2025 @09:28AM (#44972521)

I know, how terrible the thieves are so hard-up they have to eat that pair of Jordans. Or those Milwaukee power tools. Oh my, what a terrible world...

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Re:Home Depot Sued for 'Secretly' Using Facial Recognition a... by 4ggr0 on Thursday August 21, 2025 @03:39PM (#44977118)

how easy the world is if you limit the examples to the ones which reinforce your way of seeing things.

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Re:Home Depot Sued for 'Secretly' Using Facial Recognition a... by AngryData on Thursday August 21, 2025 @04:24PM (#44977614)

You realize goods can be exchanged for money right? Also tools can be used for jobs which earn money.

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Re:Home Depot Sued for 'Secretly' Using Facial Recognition a... by everly on Thursday August 21, 2025 @05:13PM (#44978181)

I’m not familiar with any stores that have Jordans that can be purchased via self checkout.

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