This sounds similar to something big box stores were trying to develop no too long ago. I worked for Lowes for 5 years and they were trying to get approval for a system that could identify you as soon as you walk through the door as well as your credit/debit information. In turn, if you attempted to steal or just didn't care about checking out, it would then identify what items you had on your person and or cart and charged them to your credit/debit cards. Similar to the security system that seems to go off far too often when someone is exiting the stores. Last I heard they had already implemented the technology in to a large number of their products to prepare for it, but I think it was put on a back burner due to the current recession.
These things have been getting worse for years. Though I do believe that certain people should be tracked, like hard felons or the likes, but every day people should not. Though I'm against any tracking information. One reason why I hate how everything needs a credit check and social security number. I know I was watching a program on the history channel a while back and there are companies out there working on software that will react from reading their body mechanics to determine if they are dangerous or suspicious. These things are already being used in the UK. It's really scary, I mean the UK has thousands of cameras all over the place, and I've been noticing more and more cameras in my area. This software is just wrong. Some how things like Minority Report seem more like a reality, but instead of physic people, computers will determine who is going to jail based on software.
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Are they using them in public areas like airports looking for terrorists or places like lowes and such to id thieves?