Case tracker · Biometric privacy & facial recognition
FTC v. Rite Aid Corporation
- AI system / company
- Rite Aid in-store facial-recognition 'AI watchlist' system
- Jurisdiction
- United States (federal)
- Court / regulator
- Federal Trade Commission / U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa.
- Status
- Regulatory action
What happened
The FTC alleged Rite Aid deployed facial recognition in hundreds of stores to flag suspected shoplifters without reasonable safeguards, generating thousands of false positives that led consumers to be wrongly surveilled, searched, ejected, or reported to police, with disproportionate false-positive rates in plurality-Black, Latino, and Asian communities. The 2023 settlement banned Rite Aid from using facial recognition for five years and required deletion of collected data and models.
About biometric privacy & facial recognition cases
Collection or use of faceprints and other biometric identifiers without consent (Illinois BIPA), and wrongful arrests from false facial-recognition matches.
Sources
Attorneys who handle biometric privacy & facial recognition cases
- Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia · Pennsylvania
Employment (discrimination, wage theft, wrongful termination)Landlord / tenantConsumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Atlanta Legal Aid Society · Georgia
Landlord / tenantFamily law (divorce, custody, support)Consumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Greater Boston Legal Services
Greater Boston Legal Services · Massachusetts
Landlord / tenantEmployment (discrimination, wage theft, wrongful termination)Family law (divorce, custody, support)Opens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Northwest Justice Project
Northwest Justice Project · Washington
Landlord / tenantFamily law (divorce, custody, support)Consumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Legal Aid Service of Broward County
Legal Aid Service of Broward County · Florida
Family law (divorce, custody, support)Landlord / tenantConsumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas · Texas
Family law (divorce, custody, support)Landlord / tenantConsumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
Related cases
- In re Clearview AI Biometric Privacy Litigation (Settled)
- Reid v. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office (Settled)
- Williams v. City of Detroit (Settled)
- Woodruff v. City of Detroit (Dismissed)
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