Home improvement stores are finding ways to share data from their Flock license plate reader cameras with law enforcement, according to public records.
I think I saw somewhere that they put plates of repeat shoplifters in there for notification when they roll up. Surveillance state? Surveillance corporate states.
I saw the writing on the wall and just ordered a pair of infrared blocking prescription glasses, that should at least fuck up the facial recognition for a hot minute before it gets too good for even that.
Theft. A long time ago I worked asset protection at Walmart. A lot of times people would get caught only after they got away with it several times. We would find out from a greeter that someone ran out with something. We would check the video, get screenshot, send out alerts to the other Walmarts… The camera footage is pretty important for catching those repeat offenders. Eventually they would finally be recognized while in the store instead of after the fact because of the alerts. I could see AI being an extremely value resource from that perspective while also being extremely dystopic from every other perspective. Such as Madison Square Garden using it to deny entry to people the AI flagged because they’re a lawyer in a case against the owner.
Once your on private property, like their parking lot, is it legal to hide your plates? I’m thinking yes. And I’m thinking some quick 3d prints and motors could make this work.
In many states such devices are illegal, so if you get caught with it on the road that’s probably a hefty ticket and maybe an arrest because they will assume it was meant for use in a crime.
Technically in public there is no presumption of privacy. What we need to do is end the third party loophole that allows the government to buy data on citizens without a warrant. And some additional legislation preventing companies from tracking anyone using any data without their permission.
Why does a retail store need a license plate reader?
I think I saw somewhere that they put plates of repeat shoplifters in there for notification when they roll up. Surveillance state? Surveillance corporate states.
Fair enough but then they sell it too… Everything is going to be this way going forward. People need to start taking privacy more seriously.
Most of them will walk into these retial locations with wifi and BT on
I saw the writing on the wall and just ordered a pair of infrared blocking prescription glasses, that should at least fuck up the facial recognition for a hot minute before it gets too good for even that.
Whoever came up with selling it (if it wasn’t sold to them this way) probably got a huge promotion.
Correct that’s called business development and that’s who makes the most money within any corporate generally
Corpos always win
I sort of need to keep my BT on for my glucose monitor and insulin pump 😔
that’s a valid reason but vast majority keeps BT on just because it is on by default
Lowe’s does exactly that. My store even have nicknames for repeat offenders.
Theft. A long time ago I worked asset protection at Walmart. A lot of times people would get caught only after they got away with it several times. We would find out from a greeter that someone ran out with something. We would check the video, get screenshot, send out alerts to the other Walmarts… The camera footage is pretty important for catching those repeat offenders. Eventually they would finally be recognized while in the store instead of after the fact because of the alerts. I could see AI being an extremely value resource from that perspective while also being extremely dystopic from every other perspective. Such as Madison Square Garden using it to deny entry to people the AI flagged because they’re a lawyer in a case against the owner.
Probably because they somehow correlate your purchases with your plate and then use that to track your shopping habits.
capitalism.
Once your on private property, like their parking lot, is it legal to hide your plates? I’m thinking yes. And I’m thinking some quick 3d prints and motors could make this work.
In many states such devices are illegal, so if you get caught with it on the road that’s probably a hefty ticket and maybe an arrest because they will assume it was meant for use in a crime.
The crime of protecting your privacy.
Technically in public there is no presumption of privacy. What we need to do is end the third party loophole that allows the government to buy data on citizens without a warrant. And some additional legislation preventing companies from tracking anyone using any data without their permission.