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Re: Philips’ Window Shopper Gaze Tracking System

Erik Balcome — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:53:31 -0000

Marketing genius. Although I do not agree with the principles involved, it is a pretty nifty idea. Invariably, however, no matter how "gizmoish (tm)" it may be, I say stuff it. Patent or no patent, this should not be allowed. Yes, we may be able to use it to catch petofiles or thiefs, but we can not forget that the majority of us are honest people - let's please, please keep some things private.

Re: Philips’ Window Shopper Gaze Tracking System

Richard Stallman — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:17:27 -0000

Since this article mentions WIPO, it is relevant to point out that
"intellectual property" is a propaganda term which carries both bias
and confusion. Anyone that uses that term is either confused or
trying to confuse you; in the case of WIPO, it is the latter. See
http://www.gnu.org/philosop... for more explanation.

Re: Philips’ Window Shopper Gaze Tracking System

dave m — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:17:10 -0000

reminds me of this movie

http://www.imdb.com/title/t...

Re: Philips’ Window Shopper Gaze Tracking System

Yocto — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:07:18 -0000

Purchase decisions, buying patterns, all the privacy details that go along with it, face recognition databases http://www.dailymail.co.uk/... OUR EVERY MOVEMENT http://technology.timesonli... ... And now where you're looking at.

Great. What other unconscious body functions haven't been commercially exploited yet? I always considered eye contact to be a rather intimate gesture.

I assume these systems are perfectly able to gather their data without having to display a user interface, without needing to give you any feedback that you as a passerby are under "marketing surveillance".

So, no more expectation of privacy even when you're looking at inanimate objects. Constant fear that someone is trying to manipulate me into giving them even MORE money. (Well, SOMEONE is going to have to pay for these systems. Guess who that'll be...) Wrap our eyeballs in tinfoil, or what?