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Sainsbury's Pauses AI Scanning After Customer Falsely Accused of Shoplifting

Sainsbury's has temporarily halted the use of AI face scanning in one of its stores after a customer was wrongly accused of shoplifting and ejected. The superma

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Facial Recognition in UK Shops to Instantly Alert Police, Raising Surveillance Concerns

A new facial recognition system, Facewatch, is being launched in UK shops like Sainsbury's and B&M, which will instantly alert police to serious offenders, rais

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Sainsbury's Pauses AI Scanning After Customer Falsely Accused of Shoplifting

Facial Recognition in UK Shops to Instantly Alert Police, Raising Surveillance Concerns

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