If you’re accused of shoplifting in a cashierless store, the only evidence against you maybe electronic surveillance. Imagine if football only had NFL Booth Review automated by artificial intelligence. Football games would certainly run quicker and without controversy. But at what price? Is that fair? And is that a future we want to live in? That Big Brother is watching?

Let’s imagine someone is arrested for shoplifting. This may be almost impossible to do if there is electronic surveillance at the door because your card will be charged. Perhaps a person needs to have an app to be able to enter a store to shop. And perhaps that person’s phone has been hacked by a third party.

I’m Watching You Wazowski … Always Watching …

With the advent of traffic cameras, we have seen that although they can document the license of a car running a red light, they really can’t identify the driver. The owner of the car caught on camera cannot just be fined. They must be offered their day in court, due process to be heard, and innocent until proven guilty. Presumably cashierless stores will be the same.

Related Resources:

  • Caught on Video Shoplifting From a Cashierless Store: Is This Traffic Cam 2.0? (FindLaw Free Enterprise)
  • Mob Mentality: How Does Organized Retail Crime Work? (FindLaw Blotter)
  • What to Expect if You’re Accused of Shoplifting (FindLaw Blotter)

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