Major supermarkets in the UK are joining forces with the police in a radical data sharing tie-up known as Project Pegasus that supporters hope will cut down on retail crime. However, opponents say it marks a civil liberties intrusion.

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    Not a single word about the question why there are some places where 4 out of 5 customers need to turn to shoplifting instead of buying. I am absolutely sure the cameras will help to solve the underlying problems here. /s

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    Dark. I wish the people of the UK would step up. Do what they have to do to stop this nonsense. The apathy needs to end.

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      Most people I’ve asked about this in the UK just say they have nothing to hide so what’s the issue. They’re so used to liberties being taken away they just don’t care. The next election will still be closer than it has any right to be.

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      The amount of CCTV in the UK even 15 years ago was uncanny and creepy AF

      Everywhere I went, there were camera’s EVERYWHERE.

      That ship has sailed a long time ago… UK citizens are used to having camera’s on them at all times already.

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    That article is in my opinion a promotional item emphasising the shoplifting almost bankrupting retail stores and glorifying the capacities of facial recognition and data sharing.

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      Of course it is, it’s the Torygraph. The language is deliberately chosen to provide the reader with an underhanded bias, not to question why the past 13 years of UK government has created the situation.

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    I have a radical idea to prevent shoplifting, wait, hear me out: Make sure that people have enough money to afford food.

    …also, don’t exit the EU without a plan in place on how to actually feed the country. I know I know that might involve setting some land aside for things other than manicured lawn, as well as making sure you have a workforce to actually grow shit (for which being in the EU would be a great option) but what must that must: You’ll have to re-train all those lawn manicurists.