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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Whittaker

Sainsbury’s starts facial recognition of customers to tackle shoplifters

Sainsbury’s has started testing controversial facial recognition technology in its UK supermarkets in a bid to catch shoplifters.

The UK's second largest supermarket has launched an eight-week trial in two stores as part of a crackdown on the crime, before potentially rolling out the technology nationwide.

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