[t0suj4]

Imagine if you had to sign a consent form before entering a supermarket.

They would go out of business pretty fast.

[dredmorbius]

The amount of data collection that's been present and is being added to B&M retail is itself terrifying.

This goes back to loyalty-card tracking, and now includes facial recognition, WiFi and Bluetooth trracking, and more. As well as purchase history surveillance through credit and debit cards or "smart pay" systems.