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Access to sensitive license-plate and location data is nominally restricted, but the authorization standard—'Authorized Purpose'—is defined by Home Depot, leaving the scope of access within its discretion.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated ('will be authorized...') so the full scope of what Authorized Personnel are authorized to do is not visible. The canonical claim captures only the access-limitation aspect stated in the available text.
ALPR data about consumers is accessible only to a defined subset of Home Depot personnel and contractors, not to all staff.
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Access to sensitive license-plate and location data is nominally restricted, but the authorization standard—'Authorized Purpose'—is defined by Home Depot, leaving the scope of access within its discretion.
ALPR data about consumers is accessible only to a defined subset of Home Depot personnel and contractors, not to all staff.
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