A new law has been proposed in New York state as Wegmans collects customers’ biometric data in some stores.
New York State Sen. Rachel May, D-Syracuse, introduced a bill last year prohibiting the use of biometric surveillance system or biometric surveillance information in places of public accommodation, such as grocery stores.
Wegmans posted signs recently at some New York City locations notifying shoppers that it “collects, retains, converts stores or shares customers’ biometric identifier information which may include: facial recognition, eye scans or voice prints.” The company has not said if it is using the same technology in Syracuse stores or other locations, but spokesperson Tracy Van Auker confirmed Wegmans is using cameras equipped with facial recognition software in a “small fraction of stores that exhibit an elevated risk.”…