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Groundwork Collaborative Investigates Walmart’s Patents—And Raises Privacy Concerns.
Walmart finds itself at the center of a growing debate over retail practices around pricing, consumer data collection and privacy. Groundwork Collaborative, the progressive consumer advocacy group, has just issued an investigative report that argues Walmart’s portfolio of technology patents could not only enable personalized pricing but support a level of consumer surveillance that goes far beyond traditional retail practices.