warned ya two years ago…  they’re tracking your every move. 
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See?  That was 2019.  And two years later… retailers have upped their game bigtime.. with facial recognition.  You stop by Macy’s and they record your face in a database.  Next time you visit they not only pinpoint where you are… but they can recognize you.  Not by name.  They say they don’t attach personal information to the faces on file.
But if you have the store’s app… they already  know “oh… nancy’s here!”   Cuz the bluetooth beacon got the info from your phone.
If you find the facial recognition to be invasive… you should know Walmart, Smiths, Home Depot, and Target have pledged that they won’t use it.
But Macy’s and Apple stores do use facial recognition technology.  They say for security.  Somebody shoplifts and then visits a second time, the store knows instantly that trouble just walked through the door.
Problem is facial recognition is not perfect.  18 year old Ousmane Bah can tell you all about that.  He’s suing apple after their recognition system botched the ID of a shoplifter and Apple had this innocent kid arrested.  By the way he looked nothing like the real shoplifter.
But be aware… even if you shut off your phone when you walk into a store… they might be watching

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