Penny Mordaunt has decided to rebrand food banks on X (formally Twitter). The senior Tory has called them “community pantries.”
It appears she didn’t come up with the phrase, but the use of it and the happy smiling picture has sent people into orbit.
It seems that they are not quite food banks, as you still have to pay!
Three new pantries, through which people facing financial difficulties can buy heavily-discounted groceries, it has been reported.
Community pantries
‘Winter and the run-up to Christmas can be a difficult time for many people,’ Ms Mordaunt said. ‘I wanted to expand the food pantry offer to all parts of my constituency.’
Penny tweeted: “Thank you to everyone who helped get these community pantries set up, especially in Paulsgrove and Baffins wards. Whether you’ve helped get the word out, volunteered, shopped, donated or grown fruit and veg. We’ve enough funds for a further one and will have exciting news soon.”
Face recognition
It comes as privacy advocates are urging food banks to stop using facial recognition software, claiming it poses a serious risk to users’ “privacy, dignity and security”.
Several food banks in London are asking users to submit face scans to allow them to choose food from shops. The Face Donate app-based system also has the potential to track purchases, reported The Guardian.
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