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Grocery Outlet deploys AI facial recognition for customer profiling

Grocery Outlet Bargain Market is implementing AI-powered facial recognition technology in its stores for customer profiling. The system, developed by RealNetworks' SAFR, compares customer images against a watchlist of individuals previously identified for causing harm. Upon a match, store personnel receive a notification. AI

IMPACT This deployment raises privacy concerns and highlights the increasing use of AI surveillance in retail environments for security and profiling purposes.

RANK_REASON Deployment of AI facial recognition by a retail chain for customer profiling.

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Grocery Outlet deploys AI facial recognition for customer profiling

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    Grocery Outlet Bargain Market is deploying # AI facial recognition in their stores. It’s used for profiling. “The system takes images of customers and runs them

    Grocery Outlet Bargain Market is deploying # AI facial recognition in their stores. It’s used for profiling. “The system takes images of customers and runs them against a “watchlist,” a database of people who have previously been identified after “causing harm in some way,” said …