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Walmart's Bagging-Detection False Positives Exposed Workers to Health Risk
Walmart's theft-deterring bagging-detection system allegedly exposed workers to health risks during the coronavirus pandemic when its false positives prompted workers to unnecessarily step in to resolve the issue.
- Date it happened
- 2020-04-15
- Organisation involved
- Walmart
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