>>The industry representation was not opposed to opt-in on some scenarios, but they were opposed to mandatory positive opt-in across the board without exception. There are a number of scenarios where opt-in doesn't make sense. For example, imagine a system that used facial recognition in a retail setting to detect shoplifters and alert management to their presence. If you had been caught stealing in the store in the past, you would be enrolled into the system by the retailer. Each person entering the store (as seen on their already existing surveillance systems) would be checked against that database of shoplifters. How realistic would it be for the retailer to get written opt-in consent from the criminal?

I agree with the EFF is opposing this type of system, Retailers should not be allowed to "enroll" people in a Scarlet Letter system. The Credit System is already fucked up enough with very limited recourse for people that abuse it to extort consumers.

Retailers should not have that kind of power...