Bloomberg reports that Amazon is to resume screening employees leaving its warehouses, after dropping the theft-prevention measure during the pandemic. In addition to bringing back metal detection devices, the company is asking workers to register their personal phones so security personnel know they aren’t stolen. Employees will share the last six digits of the serial number on their phones and receive a sticker to place on the device, letting security personnel know it belongs to the worker and accelerating the screening process. “We’re always working to make our facilities more safe and secure for our employees and for companies of all sizes that put their trust in us to store their inventory,” an Amazon spokesperson explained. “As one part of that, we’ve made the decision to restore some practices that we had suspended to support social distancing during the pandemic.”
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