Which Retailers Are Using Facial Recognition In Stores

New Report and Scorecard Shows Which Retailers Are Using Facial Recognition on Shoppers, EmployeesGet Our Activist Investing Case Study! Walmart, Albertsons, Kroger, Lowes, and Macy’s are among the stores flagged as using facial recognition on shoppers and workers. Home Depot, Target, Costco, CVS, Dollar Tree, and Verizon confirmed to Fight for the Future that they are not using facial recognition in their stores. Last year, Portland, Oregon, became the first city in the country to ban commercial use of facial recognition in places of public accommodation, with one City Commissioner stating: “1984 by George Orwell is a dystopian novel, not a business plan.”Fight for the Future demands that retailers using facial recognition stop immediately, and is calling on lawmakers to pass legislation that bans stores and other corporations from using facial recognition. “We highly encourage any retailers who are not using facial recognition to promote their decision both on their front door and online.