Facewatch retail facial recognition to notify police of repeat offender matches
The Facewatch live facial recognition system used by over 125 retailers operating thousands of stores across the UK will soon begin sending alerts to police, according to a company announcement. The…
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Facial Recognition in UK Shops Will Soon Instantly Alert Police About Offenders
Facial recognition technology in U.K. shops "will soon alert police in real time to the presence of serious offenders," reports The Guardian

Alarm over launch of facial recognition in UK shops that instantly alerts police
Civil liberties groups say Facewatch system in stores such as Sainsbury’s and B&M is ‘dangerous escalation’ Facial recognition technology in

Alarm over launch of facial recognition in UK shops that instantly alerts police
Civil liberties groups say Facewatch system in stores such as Sainsbury’s and B&M is ‘dangerous escalation’ Facial recognition technology in

Alarm over launch of facial recognition in UK shops that instantly alerts police
Civil liberties groups say Facewatch system in stores such as Sainsbury’s and B&M is ‘dangerous escalation’ Facial recognition technology in
UK retailers get 297,433 alerts on repeat offenders
Retailers are under growing pressure as live facial recognition flags prolific shoplifters, with June setting a record for alerts.
Sainsbury's expands facial recognition cameras to 150 more stores to combat shoplifting
The supermarket is cracking down on crime
WA police deploy live facial recognition in Perth vans without specific legal framework
Western Australia’s police are now scanning faces in real time. The technology works – roughly. The laws to govern it do not yet exist.
Met Police chief pushes for expanded live facial recognition, citing need to outpace criminal innovation
Crowley says procurement and legislation are too slow, and that innovation requires investment in technologies that have proven to be effect

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