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Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
60. Every time you pick your nose at Disneyland, you are being watched in HD by 12 cameras.
Thu Jan 17, 2013, 05:48 PM
Jan 2013

Thats not new news.

There is the old story about the grocery store that offered free peanuts Sherman A1 Jan 2013 #1
that is actually clever -- but doesn't involve collecting personal data or surveilling individuals, HiPointDem Jan 2013 #8
As you said, it doesn't involve collecting personal data Sherman A1 Jan 2013 #10
now that i think about the story, though, it's not really that clever. because if you keep an HiPointDem Jan 2013 #12
Won't be any lost children. Downwinder Jan 2013 #32
well, won't that be lovely. HiPointDem Jan 2013 #33
This store used facial ID too jberryhill Jan 2013 #37
technological means *don't* restore personalization. sam drucker knew everyone -- & everyone HiPointDem Jan 2013 #45
Not completely, no... jberryhill Jan 2013 #49
the complaint is still alienation & depersonalization. your 'social benefit' is laughable. there HiPointDem Jan 2013 #55
And your social skills do not represent any society fit for humans jberryhill Jan 2013 #56
ironic statement in your case. statements that tout store coupons as a benefit of the surveillance HiPointDem Jan 2013 #57
I wonder if people really mind pugetres Jan 2013 #2
This is not new. Anyone who uses a supermarket discount, or c/c or EZ pass or cellphone graham4anything Jan 2013 #3
blah blah blah 'what, me worry'. quite in character. 'trust our dear leaders, they know best' HiPointDem Jan 2013 #7
They've solved a lot of crimes Politicalboi Jan 2013 #9
"How much info can they store?" It's virtually limitless. lastlib Jan 2013 #54
Happens here too Politicalboi Jan 2013 #4
your claim that it's not worth worrying about is i think short-sighted. just because you can HiPointDem Jan 2013 #6
I think that is our future Politicalboi Jan 2013 #11
lean back & enjoy the boot stomping the face -- forever HiPointDem Jan 2013 #14
btw, does that person realize that taking cash out of a bank is monitored by cameras? graham4anything Jan 2013 #15
which is why i pay cash. i've never been to disneyland but if i were considering it, their little HiPointDem Jan 2013 #5
You do realize that if you click on alt-net links, they do the same thing, don't you? graham4anything Jan 2013 #13
i assume everything i do online is tracked and logged somewhere. which is why i don't buy HiPointDem Jan 2013 #16
it is my pursuit of happiness.Like bowling. Books are corporate too. So are internet bloggers. graham4anything Jan 2013 #17
Do little league games now have body searches? Maybe the bloggers *you* read are corporate. HiPointDem Jan 2013 #18
Did the WTC get blown up? Did Okla. City get blown up? Did 26 die in a school? graham4anything Jan 2013 #21
you're boring me HiPointDem Jan 2013 #25
guess you don't have to hit reply. graham4anything Jan 2013 #26
But that would miss the point jberryhill Jan 2013 #38
See how a society of guns controls us marions ghost Jan 2013 #31
they did something about hijacks, they did something about buildings in big city graham4anything Jan 2013 #39
I will make a statement that I'm sure you don't agree with marions ghost Jan 2013 #41
That is what is great, we can all have our opinions, but guns do kill and don't make things safer graham4anything Jan 2013 #47
When did Dr. Dyer die? MADem Jan 2013 #44
My memory is going. I meant Dr. Richard Carlson, author of "Don't sweat the small stuff" graham4anything Jan 2013 #48
A brain fart--I have them on occasion, myself! MADem Jan 2013 #50
Reminds people to walk around a little on a flight or longer car or train ride graham4anything Jan 2013 #53
So what link did I click on BuelahWitch Jan 2013 #20
pun not intended, but I think those ads are Universal, not Disney. (ha ha ha). graham4anything Jan 2013 #22
I noticed recently that on Pogo Tumble Bees that all advertising relates to 1monster Jan 2013 #24
Welcome to the world of massive data quaker bill Jan 2013 #19
Customer information is not always sinister, for example... Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #23
Welcome to the machine. tclambert Jan 2013 #27
This has been going on for some time now davidpdx Jan 2013 #28
Some Day, those who avoid the info gathering and pay cash formercia Jan 2013 #29
Your every move is trackable liberal N proud Jan 2013 #30
Sounds like a privacy advocacy group needs to do some monkeywrenching on the data... Earth_First Jan 2013 #34
Oh dang, we DID shake Goofy's hand and not Snow White's on our trip to FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #35
k/r marmar Jan 2013 #36
Last night I visited a site that frogmarch Jan 2013 #40
Pay CASH for your ticket to Disneyworld. If they ask for your name, tell them you're MADem Jan 2013 #42
This Is Only The Beginning... WiffenPoof Jan 2013 #43
I keep seeing ads that say, "Eat Recycled Food!" MineralMan Jan 2013 #46
When you're on the street, don't piss off the Judge... n/t backscatter712 Jan 2013 #59
Completely unavoidable in a technology-based mass society aristocles Jan 2013 #51
~ K ~ In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #52
Here in Denver, RTD (Public transit) just rolled out RFID based bus passes. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #58
Every time you pick your nose at Disneyland, you are being watched in HD by 12 cameras. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #60
You can have my Kroger Card when you pry it from ... MicaelS Jan 2013 #61
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