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People in San Francisco Are Mad That a New App Lets You Spy on Bars to See How Busy They Are(gizmodo.com)

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Boozilla@lemmy.world
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I like being able to check how busy a place is, but not like this. Simple head count or an average wait time is good. Using web cams is creepy overkill. Typical tech bro invasive shit.

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forgotaboutlaye@lemmy.world
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Google Maps already provides this, and it’s pretty handy.

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dexa_scantron@lemmy.world
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I believe they do this the same way they do traffic jams, by seeing how many android phones are at the location vs. average.

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deweydecibel@lemmy.world
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iPhones will report it too if they have Maps open.

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Hackworth@lemmy.world
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/stares in smart glasses

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