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you drastically overestimate the value of catching a couple of people stealing a couple of things vs implementing the system that catches them using video surve

• AlexCoventry 9y ago
  Statute of limitations for larceny in Massachusetts is 6 years. Would you really want to bet that it'll still be that hard in 2024?
  • extra88 9y ago
    Right, like CVS is going to keep all their surveillance video for over six years.
    • AlexCoventry 9y ago
      Hmm, I can't think of any reason a chain store would want to keep customer behavior data around...
    • Broken_Hippo 9y ago
      That wouldn't suprise me, considering the amount of other information they legally must keep on hand for some years on-site and then years in mass storage. (former CVS employee). Some of a pharmacy's surveillance would be kept just for instances of robbery and prescription fraud. The last one isn't always known upfront. There is also the issue of employee theft.