The wholesale membership big-box chain Costco is suing the Trump administration, demanding a refund on its tariff expenses.According to NBC News, "The company said in a Nov. 28 filing that it is seeking a 'full refund' of all ... duties paid as a result of President Donald Trump's executive order wh...

Costco is pretty much the only “good” giant conglomerated multinational corporation it seems.

  • Turret3857@infosec.pubEnglish
    111·
    2 hours ago

    Counter point to all the pro-costco sentiment, they’ve implemented what looks to be flock cameras on their properties. Its in their Privacy Policy, look for “ALPR”.

    • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
      41·
      10 hours ago

      Are they then going pass the money on to the consumers? Because no fucking way did they eat those tariffs taxes.

      And that fuck up that they allow Flock on their property.

      • Turret3857@infosec.pubEnglish
        102·
        10 hours ago

        It is in fact something new. A security camera, or red light camera is not connected to a national database that anyone with a subscription to that database can access. Flock Cameras cost something to the tune of $2.5k per year per camera. Multiply that by 10-100x, and thats tens to hundreds of thousands of your tax dollars being used to fingerprint you. They allow the customer to search the database utilizing AI, tracking your every move via car & facial recognition. They are a dragnet security half measure that will get people killed. They’ve already been used to stalk citizens and arrest people seeking legal abortion.

        https://deflock.me/

        don’t think this issue won’t eventually affect you, unless youre one of the people using it.

        (And yes, Lowes and Home Depot have deployed them as well. Ive subsequently stopped shopping at those stores.)