Northern Ireland may soon follow England and Wales in allowing police to use facial recognition to generate investigative leads based on biometric matches. “At this stage, we are engaging with these ...

Federal use of facial recognition and related surveillance technologies has expanded decisively into the monitoring of domestic protest activity, according to a growing body of reporting and firsthand ...

MINNEAPOLIS — There are growing concerns among some lawmakers and legal experts after reports that federal agents may be utilizing facial recognition technology in the field to capture images of ...

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 ...

With residents this month debating use of facial recognition systems at some Connecticut grocery stores, state lawmakers from both parties plan to look into stopping that technology from being used in ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An exterior view of ShopRite on West Main Street in Stamford, Conn., on Tuesday June 18, 2024. The market, which is one of several ...

Grocery chain Wegmans’ expanding use of facial recognition technology in New York City is reigniting debates over consumers’ privacy rights and retailers’ interest in safeguarding their stores. But ...

If you spotted headlines about facial recognition at Wegmans and felt a little uneasy, you’re not alone. A sign posted at one of the grocery chain’s New York City locations sparked a wave of questions ...

Wegmans is using facial recognition software in a small number of stores in communities with elevated risk. The technology is used to identify individuals who have been previously flagged for ...

If you’re a Wegmans shopper, Big Brother may be watching you. The supermarket chain said it’s starting to use facial recognition technology in some stores. Wegmans addressed its strategy after signs ...

As the grocery chain faces scrutiny in New York for storing customers’ biometric data, Wegmans won’t say if any stores in Maryland are in the “small fraction” of locations where it has deployed ...