This subthread is not about the use of such a technology, but about Home Depot tracking a customer to build a prosecution case over time. So, no, they're not using it to prevent theft, they're using it to punish theft they've allowed.

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DaSHacka 5 days ago | parent [-]

Potato, potato.

Why should the company prosecuting the thieves be anyone else's problem?

	▲	nobody9999 5 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		>Why should the company prosecuting the thieves be anyone else's problem? Because a company isn't the government. The government prosecutes. A company might be an interested bystander, but they don't prosecute anyone.
	▲	fluoridation 5 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Sorry, not sure what you're getting at.