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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Hern

MPs condemn Frasers Group’s use of facial recognition cameras in stores

Sports Direct store
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is the corporate owner of the tycoon’s retail portfolio including House of Fraser and Sports Direct. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA

Almost 50 MPs and peers have written to Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, the corporate owner of the tycoon’s retail portfolio including House of Fraser and Sports Direct, condemning the use of “live facial recognition” cameras in the group’s stores.

Describing the technology as “invasive and discriminatory”, the parliamentarians, a cross-party collection including David Davis, John McDonnell and Tim Farron, have urged the group to end the use of the cameras across the country.

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