Rite Aid banned from facial recognition tech use for 5 years after faulty theft targeting in stores
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The technology sent alerts to the pharmacy’s employees either by email or phone when it identified people entering the store on its watchlist
Rite Aid seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it deals with lawsuits and losses
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The company runs more than 2,100 stores in the United States, mostly on the East and West Coasts and has posted annual losses for several years
Walmart, CVS and Walgreens ordered to pay $650 million for opioid crisis
This is the first time pharmacy chains have been ordered to pay money in a lawsuit relating to the epidemic, which has caused more than 500,000 overdose deaths over two decades