While browsing ProtonVPN’s X posts, I came across a topic that caught my eye. Apparently, Walmart is using facial recognition technology to link customers’ purchases with their personal information.
I don’t know if that’s true, but I believe the technology is advanced enough to do so. Furthermore, I suspect that facial recognition technology has likely overcome the challenges posed by masks and clothing that have been used to evade detection during the pandemic and protests. However, discussions on this topic tend to focus solely on surgical masks, sunglasses, and loose, plain clothing.
What countermeasures do we have against sophisticated in-store facial recognition technology in the AI era? Of course, this may not be limited to facial recognition; there’s also gait recognition and skeletal estimation.
Move to the woods, I guess? Run for office?
The social contract now seems to include mass surveillance & data collection. I’m not really sure how to counter lawful surveillance in public places, while still enjoying public places.
If you really want to lose some sleep, look into those Flock Cameras
I see you asked a question about more or less the same topic here.
Existing threads discuss AI recognition and biometric surveillance. Please try having a look through these and see if they answer your questions 
Just a few quick points to consider.
- It’s slowly becoming impossible for people to prevent themselves from being identified by the most advanced surveillance technologies, but consider that only some locations/institutions will be equipped with those technologies, and those may require certain optimal conditions like good angle and lighting.
- Even if people cannot prevent themselves from being identified all the time, the more measures they take, the less data they will give away and the less reliable analyses will be.
- Seems there’s no way around ALPR surveillance depending on where one lives unfortunately
and it’s most likely illegal to cover license plates.
- Don’t think about just AI recognition technologies but also the possibilities that humans (by looking at footage themselves) and social media (through uploading of photo and video footage) could also lead to people being identified.
- Adapt countermeasures (camera avoidance, device usage, attire, behavior etc.) according to threat model, socio-cultural norms and laws, and one’s own activities’ needs.
- With all this talk about attempting to defeat biometric surveillance, don’t forget to practice digital and financial countermeasures like killing cellular, Wifi, Bluetooth and other emissions except when necessary, and paying with cash or other private methods.