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Hardware Stores Turn Parking Lots Into Surveillance Hubs With License-Plate Cameras

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Source: Jalopnik
Hardware Stores Turn Parking Lots Into Surveillance Hubs With License-Plate Cameras
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Home Depot and Lowe's have installed Flock license-plate cameras in parking lots to track vehicles and people; Home Depot says it does not share data with federal agencies but does cooperate with local law enforcement, while Lowe's discloses similar data-sharing in its privacy statement. The cameras have been in use since at least last year, prompting privacy concerns about pervasive surveillance and the potential chilling effect on shoppers.

Topics:businesstechnology#license-plate-scanners#local-law-enforcement#privacy#retail-security#surveillance#technology
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  1. Home Depot And Lowe's Are Scanning Your License Plates: Here's Why  Jalopnik
  2. License plate readers now at Home Depot, Lowe's Home Improvement stores  NBC Connecticut
  3. Walmart Could Face Privacy Backlash as Parking Lot Cameras Help Capture Criminal Shoppers  TipRanks
  4. Lowe's and Home Depot deploy new hidden anti-theft tactic that works automatically from the minute shoppers enter  the-sun.com
  5. New anti-theft tactic at big box stores raises privacy concerns  The Independent

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