Wegmans in New York City has begun collecting biometric data from anyone who enters its supermarkets, according to new signage posted at the chain’s Manhattan and Brooklyn locations earlier this month.
Anyone entering the store could have data on their face, eyes and voices collected and stored by the Rochester-headquartered supermarket chain. The information is used to “protect the safety and security of our patrons and employees,” according to the signage. The new scanning policy is an expansion of a 2024 pilot.
The chain had initially said that the scanning system was only for a small group of employees and promised to delete any biometric data it collected from shoppers during the pilot rollout. The new notice makes no such assurances.
I know I’m tired because I immediately started wondering how one could store data on someone’s eye, like use it as a storage device.
I hope I get better soon.
Get ready for dynamic pricing using biometric data
Get ready for shopping with sunglasses and a mask
They’ll just use gait analysis or default to the highest price for unknowns.
Get ready for shopping with a shotgun then.
Masks were cool in 2020. Let’s bring that trend back!
Comes with the bonus of fewer cases of common seasonal illnesses and a way to quickly spot a Karen out in a crowd!
Never stopped and it is quite nice not getting the seasonal crud as often
