Costco’s Surveillance Tech Scandal: A Hot Dog in Hot Water

Costco’s “no shoes, no service” policy seems lax when it comes to Lorex surveillance tech. Despite Lorex’s murky human rights and cybersecurity reputation, Costco is still serving up their products. Other retailers have dumped Lorex like a cheap hot dog, but Costco? They’re yet to utter a word on this “Costco Selling Banned Surveillance Tech” fiasco.

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Looks like Costco might be in the same hot water as their cheap hot dogs. The retail giant is under fire for continuing to sell surveillance tech from Lorex, a company with questionable human rights reputation and cybersecurity risks. While other retailers have given Lorex the boot, Costco seems to be ignoring the "no shoes, no service" sign and letting them walk all over their ethical sourcing commitments.

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