With concerns about the police response to shoplifting, many businesses are now resorting to controversial facial recognition technology to catch culprits before they strike.
Sainsbury’s, Budgens and Sports Direct are among the high-street businesses that have signed up to Facewatch, a cloud-based facial recognition security system that scans faces as they enter a store.
Read the latest: https://news.sky.com/story/facewatch-the-controversial-tech-that-retailers-have-deployed-to-tackle-shoplifting-and-violence-13485082
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