From TFA:
>Shoppers can think of this as similar to typical security camera footage.
Great. Now they know not just what I bought, but also what I browsed as I was walking through the store.
How long is this footage going to be stored for, and who is it going to be sold to? If there's a crime of happenstance around the store, will everyone who purchased (or looked at purchasing) the item used in the commission of the crime be rounded up and made to prove their innocence?
Are you really going to steal from a store that requires you to sign your credit card and surveils you throughout the shopping process? If anything I could see significant improvements in typical loss prevention numbers paying off pretty favorably.
If there is a crime, would they know exactly who took the item and didn't pay, without you having to get "rounded up"? If not, can they really say their tech works?
Related to this post: I wonder if retails aren't already applying algorithms to browsing habits / security footage. Understanding whether large displays or end caps are working could be valuable.
I was talking about this[0] instance and not stealing from the store.
If there was a crime committed with an item available in the store, will everyone who handled, bought or looked at that item now be considered a suspect?
Great. Now they know not just what I bought, but also what I browsed as I was walking through the store.
How long is this footage going to be stored for, and who is it going to be sold to? If there's a crime of happenstance around the store, will everyone who purchased (or looked at purchasing) the item used in the commission of the crime be rounded up and made to prove their innocence?