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The Camera Knows You Belong

The Camera Knows You Belong
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Mollie Engelhart
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My employee called me from the Costco checkout. They wouldn’t let him buy the groceries. He was using my membership, and now, apparently, that’s no longer allowed. Not because of the card itself, but because of facial recognition. The person at the register told him they verify who you are when you walk in.

Mollie Engelhart
Mollie Engelhart
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Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom—a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.