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Shoppers wrongly accused of theft by facial recognition systems

Retail Gazette 05 May 2026 13m ago
Shoppers wrongly accused of theft by facial recognition systems
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Shoppers have reported being wrongly identified as thieves and removed from stores after being flagged by facial recognition systems, according to an investigation by The Guardian. The newspaper said it had spoken to multiple people who claimed they were falsely accused after being linked to the Facewatch system, a live facial recognition platform used by...
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