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MINNEAPOLIS — Federal immigration agents flooding U.S. streets are using a new surveillance tool kit whose increasing use on observers and bystanders is alarming civil liberties advocates, lawmakers ...

Civil liberty advocates and some lawmakers are sounding the alarm on the privacy risks of federal agents using surveillance toolkits during immigration enforcement operations. Using facial recognition ...

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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 ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Wegmans deployed facial recognition cameras in some stores. The store uses facial recoginition to identify people “previously flagged ...

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — On Monday, Wegmans acknowledged using facial recognition technology in a “small fraction” of its stores, the company said in a statement. The technology helps identify shoppers ...

Wegmans, a popular supermarket chain, is now scanning the faces of customers and storing data so its security system can recognize them. The company, which has more than 100 stores across 10 states ...