Home Depot Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Secret Facial Recognition at Self-Checkouts
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Summary
A Home Depot customer has filed a class action lawsuit against the retail giant, alleging the company secretly uses facial recognition technology on customers through cameras at self-checkout kiosks. Benjamin Jankowski claims the technology scans and collects facial details without permission, with cameras capturing his facial data during a recent store visit. The lawsuit addresses privacy concerns about biometric data collection without consumer consent.
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He claims the retailer’s self-checkout kiosks use facial recognition technology that scans and collects people’s facial details without their permission
In the lawsuit, Jankowski says cameras at the self-checkout captured his facial details
The Home Depot customer says he noticed the camera at a recent trip to the store
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