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The Self-Checkout Nightmare May Finally Be Ending (gizmodo.com)
submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The Self-Checkout Nightmare May Finally Be Ending::Self-checkout is a failed experiment, and a growing number of stores are backpedaling on these cursed machines.

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[–] nerin@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It would be insane to take them out completely they are an introvert's dream and most people prefer them for smaller shopping trips. Now if every store went to the scan and go model then I would be okay with them being gone. Scan items as you shop and then pay from your phone. The only interaction is an employee at the door just quick checking your receipt by scanning a few of the items. It's glorious.

[–] alice_mac@lemmy.world -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This or Amazon's trial store where you walk in and it just tracks you based on the photo of your face you upload to your account are the way forward

[–] squid_slime@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

We should do everything in our power to avoid face tracking. Its truly disturbing that we are allowing private companies to have this power, going as far as to invite it by uploading a picture of ourselfs to them.

[–] alice_mac@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

I mean we might find a way to create a decentralised open source face tracking which would solve the issues of business being evil... Except face tracking or not businesses will find a way to be evil due to common greediness.