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Out of habit, i put my badge into my pocket when i am outside of the office.

For many, it is policy to do so, and yet, I see people in management positions flagrantly disregarding this.

The sad reality is that a lot of these people don't understand, or don't care about the repercussions of openly disclosing this information.

Just today, I overheard someone discussing that they have a significant number of meetings scheduled with a senior member of government over the next few weeks, in a public space.

Disregard for such things is a great way to show off power and remind more junior employees of their place. Of course, you might rat them out, but then again that could undermine your own prospects.

Nothing is visible, no PII, no nothing is visible when my wallet is open. I mean nothing. No barcodes, no bank names, no numbers, etc. Security cameras in retail can pick up very fine details.

What's a representative camera (e.g. resolution, model number) that is used in retail?

Most of the cameras I've seen in new retail premises in the last few years are HikVision IP cameras, somewhere between 1080P and 5MP (2592 x 1944). YMMV though, and obviously you've got settings and NVR settings when considering quality of footage (and distance, lens etc.)

You live in a scary world.

So do you

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