Comment by hsbauauvhabzb
3 days ago
Why does anyone need to opt out at all?
You don’t need to opt out of being punched in the face when going out in public, why do you need to opt out of unwanted, unmandated tracking when going shopping for essential items?
Getting punched in the face vs. walking into a private store that has a type of surveillance you disagree with are entirely different things...
These are not private stores. They are open to the public. This comes with several other requirements that a truly "private store" would not have to follow. There is a massive body of law which defines this.
"Being open to the public" doesn't mean they cannot use surveillance. They also have the right to ask you to leave, enforce clothing standards, etc. It's a private business - and a private building. They have a lot of rights about what happens within the premises.
If you disagree, you can choose to shop somewhere else. It's literally that simple.
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Even if the law didn’t, humans have a basic right to privacy and anonymity from for-profit entities when completing life essential tasks. We’ve just become so cooked that it’s not even considered a problem for most, and not mandated by law to the extent that it should be.
Mostly to make life a bit more annoying for the stores that try to implement this sort of thing- raising the cost to implement it.
This!