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Basically, the suit claims that the parking lot trackers were doing too good a job, and tracking everybody, whether there was a problem or not. That meant a lot of people who did nothing wrong found themselves being tracked as well, and without any sort of consent given. Moreover, the suit claims, data was subsequently shared with law enforcement, which gave rise to further privacy concerns as well as civil liberties issues.
While Home Depot does have some motivation to make its parking lots safer, a system that tracks individual vehicle arrival and departure times might be going a bit too far. But even if Home Depot is completely in the right, shoppers may not agree, and go somewhere else. That cuts into Home Depot revenues at a time when it needs every shopper it can get.
Memorial Day Sales Firing Up
With Memorial Day arriving a week from Monday, it is no surprise that Home Depot is firing up a big sale to go along with the holiday. It should also be no surprise that Home Depot will offer up everything from lawn and garden supplies to power tools for the event, as this is the prime season for getting outside and putting these things to use.
