Comment on Kroger’s plans to roll out facial recognition at its grocery stores is attracting criticism from lawmakers, who warn it could lead to surge pricing and put customers’ personal data at risk

ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The opt out comes in the form of a can of spraypaint.

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  • Linktank@lemmy.today ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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?

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    • catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      What do you propose I do when every supermarket in the area is doing this?

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      • Fuzzy_Red_Panda@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Or when all the supermarkets in your area are owned by Kroger?

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      • Linktank@lemmy.today ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Begin eating the rich.

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• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Two options:

  • wear something that prevents facial recognition (something like Reflectacles, for example)
  • don’t shop at Kroger

  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).

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  • grue@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    3. Get the government to outlaw this bullshit

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  • PunnyName@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Kroger owns a number of stores, making it even harder to not shop there: www.scrapehero.com/…/Kroger_Company_USA.png

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  • noxy@yiffit.net ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    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

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