So what are the (f)actual legalities around the Colesworth exit gates not opening for you. Most importantly, if you decide to push through the when they don’t open? I’m not talking about if someone has actually stolen something, I mean if they just don’t open and you decide f…k you Colesworth and you push through them.

    • NathA
      6·
      1 day ago

      I’ve seen them in the city Coles, but my suburban Coles doesn’t have them. I assume they install them as a deterrent for shoplifting. Which I guess says that not enough people in my area are shoplifting to justify these things.

      I hate cameras watching my face and the overhead one that can’t handle me doing something unexpected like trying to scan 4 milk cartons at once a lot more than these gates. I’ve also never seen them actually close though. My attitude might change if they closed on me.

      • Strayce@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        5·
        1 day ago

        The gates are tied to the cameras. They do motion tracking and gait recognition (but they swear they don’t do facerec) to track you through the store, and attempt to recognise whether you’ve made a payment. If the system determines you haven’t, they don’t open.

        • GibsonhasafluffybuttEnglish
          1·
          18 hours ago

          Jesus fucking christ.

          I’ve seen people just walk out with trolley loads and no one stops them. But the average person gets treated like they’re a potential fucking bank robber.