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#shoplifters — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Retailers Secretively Using #FaceRecognition to Spot “Persons of Interest” — Including For the Government

    The grocery store chain #Wegmans , among other retailers, is using face recognition on its customers — and scanning their faces for resemblance not only to accused #shoplifters but also to people whose photos have been submitted to the company by law enforcement.
    #personofinterest #privacy #facialrecognition #biometrics #security

    aclu.org/news/privacy-technolo

  2. The remark urging people to “go after” a top elected ofcl in NY, by a fmr president whose invective has become a familiar backdrop of #American life, was part of a #pattern of increasingly sharp language from #Trump.

    Days earlier, he told hundreds of #Republican activists in #California that #shoplifters should be #shot. Not long before that, he insinuated that the #military general he personally appointed as chairman of the #JointChiefsOfStaff should be #executed for #treason.

  3. As #retail theft becomes more brazen, the impact hits #SmallBusiness community increasingly hard. An independent hardware store in #suburban #FremontCA estimates a $700k lo$$ to #shoplifters last year. They're just one of many businesses impacted by #lawless activity spike in #SanFrancisco #BayArea where everyone knows #police aren't coming anymore, and #thieves are far too willing to kill in pursuit of goods. National estimates show #shoplifting costing the US #economy over $100 Billion a year
    eastbaytimes.com/2023/07/31/a-