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they are, but you can't help but wonder. It is pretty baseless but given everything we've seen across the world, is it really hard to imagine that clear digital recording of a person's face paired with digital purchase receipts could be sold to the highest bidder? edit: a lot of people took issue with what I said, which makes sense. To respond to a few things: for one, I don't really believe this, but I think it's interesting to think about. For two, someone said no store would risk doing something like because of the UK government. That part was pretty funny, given the massive scandals of companies collecting data intrusively, selling that data, and/or it getting leaked, and then nothing happening. Companies can get away with whatever they want and they know it, or at least that's how it seems to me. Maybe the posted article is confirmation that we are stepping in the right direction, but as of now I don't see how there's been any serious precedent set that says 'breaching of privacy for gain will have severe legal consequences'. Finally, for three, the answer to why any company would do this, I don't really know to be honest. But it seems hard to deny that having clear, close up videos and stills of someone's face, right next to purchasing data, could be of some use. Seems like at the very least it could be great training data. Additionally, if we want to get creative, imagine if China used their social credit system to punish 'bad behavior' with an increase in product prices. You use the checkout, it scans your face and automatically changes prices based off your score. Seems pretty dystopian except for the fact that we have the technology. The real takeaway is that in less than a decade, your local Walmart will have those cameras set up to allow you to pay with your face. It will be the next modern payment method, like chip, or contactless cards, or phones. Will it be a conspiracy or a convenience? I don't know, but save this comment for when it happens