Rite Aid’s proposed biometrics ban would sideline it for 5 years

A proposed U.S. regulatory settlement between Rite Aid and the Federal Trade Commission would sideline the national pharmacy chain in facial recognition for five years.

The FTC has proposed a five-year ban on the use of face-scan surveillance at financially struggling Rite Aid.

The regulator alleges that the pharmacy chain has been "reckless" in how it searches for shoplifters using face recognition surveillance systems. Company executives deny wrongdoing in the proposed settlement. They also say Rite Aid stopped using the …

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