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Science Of Shopping: Cameras And Software That Track Our Shopping Behavior

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One reason that consumers feel it is unethical to be surveillance by stores, is that they were being watched, however the unethical part is selling the data about a person to other people or companies. In the YouTube video Science of shopping: Cameras and software that Track our Shopping Behavior it says “[c]ameras like these are positioned directly above and picture resolution is intentionally set low” (VideosatNSF). This shows that the stores care about the shopper’s privacy. This keeps any personal face recognition to be undetermined giving the shopper closure that there is no way they could be identified if the video is played back. If the camera is position above a shopper it is only viewing the top of your head. Also with resolution

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