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by fennecfoxy 1211 days ago
>stores have cctv to make sure people aren't stealing Lmao, is this really that surprising? Shops have had CCTV for ages now.

Self-checkout has more obvious cctv because you're giving more power to the shopper; self-checkout is just one step away from allowing someone to just walk out with the product a la Amazon Fresh (which has a literal FIELD of cameras).

Businesses have CCTV for the same reason that people have cameras fitted to their houses. 99.99999% of the time things will be fine, but the time something isn't, it's sure nice to have the evidence.