California Grocery Stores Use Facial Recognition Technology To Combat Theft

California Grocery Stores Use Facial Recognition Technology To Combat Theft Via American Greatness, Faced with a shoplifting epidemic that has battered California retailers for years, Grocery Outlet is fighting back with technology. Customers are not thrilled about it. The Emeryville-based discount grocery chain has begun installing facial recognition software called SAFR at a handful of Bay Area stores, including its Pleasant Hill “Bargain Market” location, CBS News San Fra...

By Tyler Durden