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To opt out, before entering a store, turn off your phone and put on a ski mask.

"Are you here to rob us?"

"No, I'm just opting out of your facial-tracking systems. Which way to kitchen appliances?"

There's a business opportunity. Rent-a-shopper. Anonymize your purchases by having another person do your shopping. Pick up your purchases at a rent-a-shopper pick up point near you.

I wonder what percentage of the population cares about being profiled though. Less than 5%?

It's a niche business opportunity.

Why would I trust the rent-a-shopper pick-up point? They might be tracking me as well. Once started, paranoia goes all the way.

Task Rabbit already does this, ostensibly. We have people go to Ikea for us because screw going to Ikea.

Ironically if you're the only guy with a ski mask you're not hard to track.

we should go the route of the Three Amigos' Amigos Amigos Amigos strategy

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