Fairway’s parent company, Wakefern, said that biometric identifier information is “helping our store reduce retail crime” — but is the tech infringing on civil liberties?
Fairway's parent company, Wakefern, said that biometric identifier information is"helping our store reduce retail crime. Only trained asset protection associates use the system, which helps us focus attention on repeat shoplifters."
BII is not new technology. Madison Square Garden Entertainment has come under fire fire for using it to identify people who were barred from attending events at their venues — whether the people knew they were barred or not. The tech is what was used at MSG and Radio City Music Hall, which, saying it was because she was involved in a lawsuit against the venue.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently urged businesses to use facial recognition to fight shoplifting. While some in the supermarket agreed that shoplifting is a problem, and others didn't have privacy concerns considering all the cameras that are already around the city, the D.C.-based Electronic Privacy Information Center has a problem with it all.
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