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Brooklyn Wegmans Pilots Facial Recognition Amid Fears of Dynamic Pricing | Eater NY

"At a Wegmans in Brooklyn I noticed a small sign announcing a pilot of facial recognition with a “small group of employees,” saying information for those not in the pilot would be deleted; a spokesperson told me the program began in early October, will run as a 60-day pilot, and is intended to “enhance the physical safety of our people and our customers,” while recognition will be tested only on employees who agree to participate. The company would not share which vendor they’re using, where cameras are placed, or how pilot data are being handled, and the sign set off a flurry of privacy concerns and social-media backlash questioning whether this could lead to dynamic, person-to-person pricing — a claim Wegmans denied, pointing to its pricing policy that it “match[es] within pennies against the competition on items families use every week so you can enjoy quality, healthy food on a budget.”" - Alexis Benveniste