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Walmart is bound to be collecting facial images - but I don't know if they have a consent clause somewhere in store / receipt.

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They are and they share those images and data with other retailers in order to build up dossiers on "problem" customers.

Except in Illinois, where that is illegal.

If it's not illegal in your state, it's time to start petitioning your elected officials.

If you don't, then you're part of the problem and shouldn't complain about the situation on the internet.

Another fun fact of Illinois protecting its citizens with that law is that schools like DePaul and Northwestern are currently being sued for violating Illinois' biometric laws with the use of facial recognizing proctoring software.

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/02/18/campus/nu-faces-law...

https://depauliaonline.com/52893/news/depaul-sued-over-facia...

Their self-checkout systems have an insane number of cameras per station, including one pointed right at your face. I don't doubt it's being saved for expression analysis as each product is swiped.

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