Retailers deploy face recognition

More retail stores are already using facial recognition to surveil customers, said Rebecca Heilweil in Vox.com. Lowe’s, Macy’s, Ace Hardware, and Rite Aid are among the major U.S. chains that have deployed the technology in cameras in their stores. Stores often

“say they are embracing facial-scanning tech because it can help them prevent theft.” However, customers and employees are frequently “unaware the software is surveilling and collecting data about them.” While Clearview

AI, a startup “that scraped billions of people’s images from social media,” has attracted attention, many others companies have developed similar surveillance software with less fanfare.