Rite Aid banned from facial recognition tech use for 5 years after faulty theft targeting in stores

Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for five years over allegations that its surveillance system was used incorrectly to identify potential shoplifters, especially black, Latino, Asian or female shoppers.

The settlement with the United States’ Federal Trade Commission, FTC, addresses charges that the struggling drugstore chain didn’t do enough to prevent harm to its customers and implement “reasonable procedures”, the government agency said.