ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
If companies can’t protect the information they collect now, (a large portion of it gathered without consent), how are they going to protect even more information; and where can I opt out?..smh
Two options:
I’m doing the latter, but I’m probably going to pick up some anti-facial recognition stuff as well, just to screw with the various other orgs that do this (gonna try going through the airport w/ them as well the next time I travel).
That can take months if not years. Civil disobedience can be done today.
Okay, then that would be option #4 (because neither of the two things you previously mentioned are civil disobedience).
Kroger owns a number of stores, making it even harder to not shop there: www.scrapehero.com/…/Kroger_Company_USA.png
Fortunately we have a different chain in my area: Associated Food Stores.
I’ve thought about Reflectacles too, but I doubt the cameras use infrared in a store that’s already very well lit.
Great idea though, and I hope they work on countermeasures that work with visible light cameras too
My understanding is that’s how most facial recognition is done regardless of lighting, because they can blast it to get a better read without bothering people, and the more accurate facial recognition solutions use eyes (solves the problem of different skin tones, facial hair, etc).
They certainly use visible light cameras, but they don’t necessarily run their facial recognition w/ visible light.
don’t shop at 75% of the grocery store in the USA == don’t shop Kroger
Is it? In my area, here are some alternatives:
Some of those are regional, so fill in whatever exists in your area (e.g. Aldi in the NE US). Kroger brands are maybe 20% of the stores in my area. I used to shop at them primarily (they were the closest), but they’re now less convenient than other stores (takes an extra 10 min to get there). Even when I lived right next to a Kroger-brand store, there were still at least two other options within 10 min drive.
And I’m not even in a particularly densely populated area, I’m in the suburbs in Utah, about 30-45 min from downtown.
catloaf@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
The opt out comes in the form of a can of spraypaint.
Linktank@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
No it comes from taking your money somewhere else. Why would you continue shopping at a place that makes you feel the need to vandalize their property to feel safe?
catloaf@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
What do you propose I do when every supermarket in the area is doing this?
Fuzzy_Red_Panda@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Or when all the supermarkets in your area are owned by Kroger?
Linktank@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
Begin eating the rich.