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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’

The Guardian - UK

AI facial recognition oversight lagging far behind technology, watchdogs warn

Exclusive: Biometrics commissioners say face-scanning not as effective as claimed and new laws needed to regulate use

The Guardian - UK

Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by facial recognition system struggle to clear their names

People shamed and ordered to leave shops after being misidentified then ‘given no help’ to investigate verdicts

The Guardian - UK

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Sainsbury’s shopper wrongly misidentified by staff says he felt like ‘criminal’

Warren Rajah, 42, from Elephant and Castle, south London, says he was in a store on January 27 when staff approached him and asked him to leave.

Evening Standard

Sainsbury’s shopper felt like a ‘criminal’ after facial recognition error

Warren Rajah was left ‘distraught’ after staff at the supermarket mistook him for an offender

The Independent UK

‘Orwellian’: Sainsbury’s staff using facial recognition tech eject innocent shopper

Man misidentified by London supermarket using Facewatch system says: ‘I shouldn’t have to prove I am not a criminal’

The Guardian - UK

Notting Hill face-recognition technology will be used without bias – Met boss

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the technology will help locate dangerous individuals attending the street carnival.

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Iceland sparks controversy with 'chilling' new in-store change

Frozen food retailer Iceland's 'chilling' use of facial recognition technology has been slammed by privacy campaigners.

The National (Scotland)

Shopper put on facial ID watchlist after dispute over 39p of paracetamol at Home Bargains

Exclusive: London woman who only found out she was on list after trying to return to store launches ICO complaint

The Guardian - UK

UK Woman Mistaken As Shoplifter By Facewatch, Now She's Banned From All Stores With Facial Recognition Tech

Facial recognition tech booms despite accuracy concerns. Police arrests surge while airports and restaurants trial facial payments and passport-free travel.

International Business Times UK

Ex-commissioner for facial recognition tech joins Facewatch firm he approved

Critics say Fraser Samson hiring is ‘outrageous conflict of interest’ as monitoring technology is rolled out in UK high streets

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Home Office secretly lobbied for facial recognition ‘spy’ company

Officials reflected policing minister’s enthusiasm to roll out controversial technology across the country, particularly in retail settings

The Guardian - UK

Home Office secretly backs facial recognition technology to curb shoplifting

Covert government strategy to install electronic surveillance in shops raises issues around bias and data, and contrasts sharply with the EU ban to keep AI out of public spaces

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ll just keep an eye on her’: Inside Britain’s retail centres where facial recognition cameras now spy on shoplifters

Ruxley Manor in south-east London is among the increasing numbers of retailers installing biometric security technology

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AI-powered facial recognition is coming soon to a store near you

Concerns have been voiced by a civilian advocacy group as UK retailers embrace the use of AI survelliance.

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