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Re:Home Depot Sued for 'Secretly' Using Facial Recognition a... by fluoridation on Thursday August 21, 2025 @09:46AM (#44972735)
This subthread is not about the use of such a technology, but about Home Depot tracking a customer to build a prosecution case over time. So, no, they're not using it to prevent theft, they're using it to punish theft they've allowed.
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Re:Home Depot Sued for 'Secretly' Using Facial Recognition a... by DaSHacka on Thursday August 21, 2025 @12:02PM (#44974408)
Potato, potato.

Why should the company prosecuting the thieves be anyone else's problem?

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Re:Home Depot Sued for 'Secretly' Using Facial Recognition a... by fluoridation on Thursday August 21, 2025 @12:51PM (#44975029)
Sorry, not sure what you're getting at.
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Re:Home Depot Sued for 'Secretly' Using Facial Recognition a... by nobody9999 on Thursday August 21, 2025 @02:43PM (#44976488)
>Why should the company prosecuting the thieves be anyone else's problem?

Because a company isn't the government. The government prosecutes. A company might be an interested bystander, but they don't prosecute anyone.

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