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California retail crime ringleader, members charged after estimated $8 million worth of beauty products confiscated

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Friday that charges have been filed against the ringleader of an organized retail crime scheme that spanned 21 California counties, including Santa Clara, involving an estimated $8 million worth of beauty products. Files have also been files against multiple members of the organized retail crime ring. “Organized retail … Read more

Rite Aid’s ‘reckless’ use of facial recognition got it banned from using the technology in stores for 5 years

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By Jordan Valinsky | CNN New York — Rite Aid has agreed to a five-year ban from using facial recognition technology after the Federal Trade Commission found that the chain falsely accused customers of crimes and unfairly targeted people of color. The FTC and Rite Aid reached a settlement Tuesday after a complaint accused the … Read more

The US shoplifting scourge is a lot of hype with little evidence

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Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York  — There’s been much handwringing over the scourge of shoplifting in America since 2020. To hear some retailers and politicians tell it, retail crime is out of control across the country. The trouble with that story is, it’s not accurate. To be clear, theft is happening, as it always has, … Read more