Wegmans use of biometric data in NYC is alarming some customers but the supermarket chain says its goal is to make sure its stores are safe.

Supermarkets such as Wegmans and ShopRite have been coy about where they use biometric devices like facial recognition ...

"If your credit card is stolen, get a new one,” one expert said. “If your biometric data is stolen, you can't get a new face, and you can’t get new hands." ...

Wegmans’ use of biometrics data collection systems in some of its New York City area stores has local shoppers very concerned about the “Big Brother” aspect of the information collection service.

The county executive said he has directed staff to “begin the process to pass a local law” barring collection of such data.

Erie County lawmakers are considering new rules that would force businesses to be upfront about using biometric technology, ...

Customers will be able to make payments by scanning their face or palm at merchants that use the subsidiary’s point-of-sale ...