Particularly egregious in the United States, where they have such a strong monopoly.

And also why supporting independent shops directly is SO important.

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    Except… whoopsie daisies, Costco is selling you out to ICE by having a partnership with Flock cameras.

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    AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION USAGE AND POLICY We use Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology to collect information relating to vehicles present on or near some Costco facilities. We use this information to detect, prevent, investigate, report, and address incidents or illegal activities occurring in or around our facilities, to maintain security for our employees, vendors, members, and other visitors, for loss prevention purposes, and to measure and mitigate traffic flow on our properties, at gas pumps, and at car washes.