Image Recognition
A POPULAR supermarket chain has implemented biometric scanners in an effort to catch thieves, but some privacy advocates have concerns about the new technology. ShopRite recently installed the scanners at two stores in Connecticut – one in Windsor and another in Vernon, both suburbs of Hartford. This allows workers to identify those wanted for crimes committed at ShopRite locations and elsewhere. "It’s for protection, and I think it’s not bad if it’s being used right," one shopper in Windsor told WFSB. Signs about the scanners were also placed in impacted stores in compliance with the Connecticut Data Privacy Act, ShopRite said.