Particularly egregious in the United States, where they have such a strong monopoly.

And also why supporting independent shops directly is SO important.

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[–] 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Except... whoopsie daisies, Costco is selling you out to ICE by having a partnership with Flock cameras.

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AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION USAGE AND POLICY We use Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology to collect information relating to vehicles present on or near some Costco facilities. We use this information to detect, prevent, investigate, report, and address incidents or illegal activities occurring in or around our facilities, to maintain security for our employees, vendors, members, and other visitors, for loss prevention purposes, and to measure and mitigate traffic flow on our properties, at gas pumps, and at car washes.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    Not all ALPR systems are Flock. Any source that they turn shit over to ICE? Or did you just notice they use ALPR systems in their privacy policy?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    Ive been to their stores and seen flock cameras. Flock Cameras all look the same. Flock owns the rights to all footage recorded by these cameras, and have been known to share the footage with ICE, regardless of the contract they sign with whatever organization

    edit: also worth mentioning, even if there are other Costcos with a different ALPR system other than Flock, most ALPRs on the market for enterprise/localities are trying to be flock.

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