"Some grocery stores owned by Sobeys Inc. are the latest Toronto stores to test body-worn cameras. In a statement, the retailer confirmed it's piloting the project after the bodycams were spotted on FreshCo cashiers in a store located at Sherbourne and Isabella streets. The cameras are being used to combat harassment and assault directed toward employees and to prevent shoplifting and other crimes, Sobeys spokesperson Caitlin Gray said."
"I think it makes any employee more vulnerable rather than safer because potential thieves may see the bodycam and just want to grab it off them, he told CBC Toronto. James Turk, director of the Centre for Free Expression at Toronto Metropolitan University, worries body-worn cameras could cause more harm than good in retail spaces. (CBC) Sobeys has seen a significant decrease in violence and aggression toward employees and customers since the cameras were introduced to select locations, Gray said in a statement."
Sobeys Inc. is piloting body-worn cameras on FreshCo cashiers in select Toronto stores to deter harassment, assault, shoplifting and other crimes. The retailer reports a significant decrease in violence and aggression at locations using the cameras and says devices only record when activated during incidents and are not used to monitor employees. Critics, including James Turk of the Centre for Free Expression, warn the cameras could increase employee vulnerability and suggest fixed cameras as an alternative. Loblaw has run a bodycam pilot in some stores for two years. Privacy experts and regulators have raised concerns about notification and oversight.
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