Saddle guy - I feel your pain.
Surrendering your image to a high res camera database of customer images is a slippery slope.
They should be required to give you the option of retaining or deleting your image on departure.
It’s Your image !
As you have stated earlier, a HiRes image could be cross-referenced with several govt image databases for all sorts of purposes.
On the other hand, normal security footage from a network of lower res security cameras isn’t much of a deterrent.
I think it’s probably more about the tactical elitism , and Police mindset of Prohibition that pervades that establishment.
I find as time goes on that I shop there less and less for that and other reasons.
Enjoy your 1866, Post pics !