NYC Wegmans’ storing shoppers’ facial scans and biometric data to ID customers, boost security: ‘We understand concerns’By Nicole Rosenthal
Published Jan. 5, 2026, 3:41 p.m. ET
New York PostEnter at your own risk.
New signs unveiled at some Wegmans across the Big Apple are warning customers that personally-identifying biometric data, such as facial recognition scans, is being stored while they shop.
The signs, posted this month in the grocery stores’ Brooklyn and Manhattan locations and first reported by Gothamist, will be used to “protect the safety and security of our patrons and employees.”
“Wegmans … collects, retains, converts, stores or shares customers’ biometric identifier information which may include facial recognition, eye scans, voiceprints,” the notices read....
“The system collects facial recognition data and only uses it to identify individuals who have been previously flagged for misconduct.” ...
