[Dantilla]

Originally Posted by Jim727

This is the kind of thing that absolutely makes my blood boil.

U.S. Constitution, Article IV: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

I don't see anywhere in the Bill of Rights that businesses are exempt. The kind of spying that goes on is, by any measure, an unreasonable search - no different from an illegal wiretap. Absent (a) my permission to profile me, or (b) a search warrant, such profiling should be treated as a felony.

Okay, time for Devil's advocate:

What is wrong if somebody simply looks onto your shopping cart to see what you're buying? You're out in a public place.