The racial biases of facial recognition technology are well-documented and should not be extended into our grocery stores.
But Kroger didnt agree with claims that ESLs would be used to raise prices.
To be clear, Kroger does not and has never engaged in surge pricing.
A Kroger grocery store in Covington, Kentucky, US, on Sunday, June 2, 2024.© Photographer: Jeffrey Dean/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Any test of electronic shelf tags is designed to lower prices for more customers where it matters most.
To suggest otherwise is not true, the statement continued.
That quote is identical to a statement CNN received from an unnamed Kroger spokesperson defending the technologyin August.
Tlaibs letter isnt the first from lawmakers expressing concern about facial recognition.
As the lawmakers phrased it, facial recognition could be used to exploit sensitive customer data.
Its unclear whether Warren and Casey have received satisfactory answers to their lists of questions.
The FTC has alsochallenged the merger, arguing that it would reduce competition and raise prices for consumers.
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