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I have to assume that much like gyms they will have displays that will pop up the associated picture on file on entry. Not facial recognition, and it sounds lik
by llm_nerd 2y ago
I have to assume that much like gyms they will have displays that will pop up the associated picture on file on entry. Not facial recognition, and it sounds like the person will still be standing there just like they do now and they can reference the picture match manually. In practice they seldom if never would, but it's a risk for people sharing cards.
As is the checkout person will essentially never deny someone based on a mismatch because it causes quite a logistic issue to deny someone who has a big cart of goods, most of which are sitting on the belt, then to suddenly refuse their service.
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- fnord77 2y agonope. they have the scanners at the entrance to the SF store. it's just a barcode reader. Nothing more. And nope on your 2nd point - I've seen cashiers deny a purchase due to some membership problem, the cashier puts everything back in the cart
- infecto 2y agoNope, the scanners can be connected to a tablet, some locations have this already. I imagine though the larger problem in the SF location is non-cardholders walking in.
- llm_nerd 2y agoNope. There, that was fun. "it's just a barcode reader. Nothing more." This is hugely presumptive and profoundly technically ignorant (are you actually in this industry?). When someone scans in the image can be displayed anywhere else. As infecto mentioned, a tablet for instance. Again, it's a risk for people using someone else's membership. Otherwise it's completely useless because we know they scan at checkout. "And nope on your 2nd point" Pointing out an exception is pretty ridiculous logic. I've never, in my life, seen someone's card denied at checkout. Ever. I guarantee I have been near hundreds of people using other people's cards. That it happened somewhere at sometime is pretty lazy contrarian nonsense. Further, I would wager that what you saw was actually someone who thought they could use a visa or didn't realize their membership expired -- where the cashier is left with zero options -- and not someone using someone else's membership.
- fnord77 2y agoBruh, I saw someone's card denied last week. The couple right in front of me in line. It was a busy saturday. 10th Street San Francisco Someone (mananger?) came over and checked the card and then the manager and the cashier recarted everything on the conveyor. The manager took the cart.