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Wegmans' NYC biometric data collection raises questions in Rochester

A photo of a sign in the front of a Wegmans store in New York City is creating a lot of buzz, as shoppers question the ...

NYC Wegmans storing shoppers’ facial scans and biometric data to ID customers, boost security: ‘We understand concerns’

New signs unveiled at some Wegmans across the Big Apple are warning customers that personally-identifying biometric data, ...
U.S. News & World Report

US Canceling October's Employment Report After Shutdown Prevented Data Collection

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Wednesday it would not be publishing the closely watched employment report for October, but will combine nonfarm payrolls for that ...
The New York Times

Cuts to Data Collection May Erode Reliability of Economic Statistics

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is reducing or ending the collection of data that is used to calculate the Consumer Price Index. By Ben Casselman Federal Reserve policymakers have stressed that their ...