I’m an ex Walmart worker – we have a secret name to expose self-checkout errors that wrongly accuse shoppers of theft

A FORMER Walmart staffer has told how they used a secret code name to conceal their identity before exposing the flaws of an anti-theft device. The major retailer teamed up with an Irish AI company in 2017 and rolled out enhanced technology throughout its stores in a bid to clamp down on shoplifting offenses. 1 Walmart staffers claimed that technology in the self-checkout machines would make errors (stock image) Credit: Alamy Top-quality cameras would monitor shoppers’ behavior in-store and self-checkout machines flagged warnings to staffers if items had not been scanned, Insider reported. But, one Walmart employee told WIRED in… Read Full Article