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The general product genre is a device with a licensed transceiver that can work largely PnP via an internet data connection without special circuit provisioning. Some are consumer-grade (ala the article you linked) and often limited to a whitelist of devices since it's a residential subscriber providing the backhaul, others are more capable things installed on commercial premises that can host more devices and are more akin to miniature cell sites.
I got the likes of "Sir? Sir? Sir?" attempts but nothing more; if I shook my head as I passed the station usually nothing. Perfunctory security and nothing more.
Probably no different than if a cashier has to scan your ID for the same item.
Ideally, yes. But it's just too easy for a merchant to request P.I.I. from you and then do whatever the hell they want with it, including using it for marketing purposes as well as selling that into to whomever wants to buy it.
Make your own booze! Beer or wine. Got a book that teaches how.In Washington State, they scan everyones' driver's license when purchasing alcohol. It doesn't matter if you're 20 or 60 years old.
As do I. I find you can save 30-40% when you self checkout 😂😂
And if (when?) it's hacked, suddenly a whole bunch of groups you did NOT give your PII to will have it.
Always pay cash, make simple transactions only (that don't demand additional information), never use loyalty programs, don't buy online, leave your phone at home, don't drive your car to the retailer, never buy anything that requires ID, don't engage customer service in any way whatsoever, hope they're not doing facial recognition on their security cameras for funsies and maybe you can remain anonymous (or at least keep PII out of their hands). But that's a lot effort to keep just one retailer in the dark when all that info is out there one way or another being traded by data brokers ... who also get hacked with regularity.
Make your own booze! Beer or wine. Got a book that teaches how.
It was the most surreal, psychological experience the first time I walked into my local bank.... wearing a mask and baseball cap. No one around me panicked. No one was alarmed. Just walk up to the teller window, polite greeting, do what I needed to do, polite goodbye. And done. Eventually got to the point that even with the mask on, the tellers recognized me and call me by name.
Congratulations! That's great to hear.
That's a lot of recreational paranoia for marginal gain. Best I can tell the ability to live anything close to anonymously* ended in the early 20th century.
Changing the laws, financial incentives, norms will take time but will do more than dodging cameras, wearing clever patterns that might defeat this week's machine vision algo, putting our phones in RF shielding bags, paying with banknotes.
