> Anyone so inclined could walk in, load up a cart, walk up to a > self-checkout, check maybe half the items in the cart, pay for > them and leave, with no one the wiser until the physical inventory > didn't match up with the computer inventory. > > Wal*Mart is not stupid. They know full well that a certain percent > of shoppers will indeed walk out with a certain amount of goods, > every day.
I was in Lowes and looking for an obscure electrical switch. After finding the bin where it should be, I found a half dozen empty polyethylene bags. Clerk walked by and I asked if there was some more supply. He pulls out an iPhone, uses the camera to scan a bar code, gets an inventory count, counts the plastic bags, and says "No." I said that I hated thieves. His answer was "This is Lowes." I'd imagine that skit can be played in any big box. Sort of a contrast to the RIAA, no? --dan _______________________________________________ cryptography mailing list [email protected] http://lists.randombit.net/mailman/listinfo/cryptography
