Biometric Monitoring Shopping Carts; Get a Grip on It
November 27, 2018 | Terry Sharrer
Walmart has patented a shopping cart that takes biometric measurements (pulse and temperature) much like the monitors on treadmill and exercycle grips. This might lead to more “blue light specials,” but does a retailer have a right to gather biometric data from shoppers, knowingly or unknowingly? Still, this technology might make good sense for a car’s steering wheel, or walkers and canes for the elderly—where many other biometrics could be monitored for health advantages. MORE
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