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Walmart Patented a Cart That reads Your Pulse and Temperature

Summary by Dr. Joseph Mercola

In a tale that sounds like it’s straight out of the Twilight Zone, Motherboard reports that retail giant Walmart has patented a shopping cart that can read your emotions through the handle on the cart. Grip, heart rate, body temperature and cart speed would all be monitored, and the data sent to servers within the store. The information would be used to help store employees determine whether you need shopping assistance or, from a health perspective, whether you are about to have a...