EconomyGrocery merger could expand surveillance network

A new report warns that Kroger’s proposed $1.65 billion acquisition of Giant Eagle could consolidate grocery retailing and expand customer surveillance. The American Economic Liberties Project says the deal could give Kroger broader customer data and grow its physical surveillance network, including Flock cameras, and urges the FTC and Ohio attorney general to block it.

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