Wegmans is now using facial scanners to collect and store biometric data from grocery store shoppers, sparking privacy concerns among customers.
The popular supermarket chain quietly rolled out the new surveillance software at stores with an “elevated risk” in what they called an effort to increase safety. Despite mandated signs placed at New York City store entrances announcing that the cameras inside scan faces and store information, many shoppers say they were caught off guard by the system, describing it as invasive and alarming.
