but afaik they are not using rfid

only optics and weights

rfid would be overkill for most of these items tbh

(Hey, sorry, I know this is non-relevant: does this place have any rules? I tried asking in <#398973785426100234> )

@Rain only rule is dont be a dick

just be respectful afaik

Aight, fair

I suppose it's alright if I bring up some article I wrote? I mean, I'm not here to self-promote (I'm not a journalist), I'd just like if someone with better credientals looked into it or so

@Kane.🇺🇸.Nexus either way, nobody is going to be able to systematically steal from amazon

when they do inventory and see a loss they can go back to the footage and see who stole it

it's like trying to steal from a casino

except this casino has 100 cameras pointed at you

they have people going on twitter worried that they had shoplifted and Amazon says keep it

Nope

I can do it

I guess you should ditch journalism and start robbing banks for a living

You can rob amazon now?

😂

if you rob a bank the feds go after you, if you steal from amazon they say no worries... big difference

i mean once it's fleshed out they will simply ban you if you keep stealing

same with fraud like what linus (kinda) did

Linus Theft Tips ™

i agree though

he diddn't even attempt to steal it

he just put it on a shelf and picked it back up and waved it around some more

of course amazon was going to detect that

tbh amazon go isn't that big of a deal

what are the requirements of Amazon go? can I use a dummy card with 1$ on it?

How much money does it try to authenticate?

you just need the app afaik

Can I get a burner card from 7-11?

I think linus said $1

I don't know about burner cards

buy a visa gift card for 5$

sign up with fake name

walk in take everything walk out

ya it is only calculated and charged after exit

What if you walk in and grab someone else's bag?

there are so many exploits I cant even count

the reality is Amazon is running a trial of honor system shopping and nothing more

ya even RFID could be countered with a shield