#Facewatch is being rolled out across UK
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‘Orwellian’: Sainsbury’s staff using facial recognition tech eject innocent shopper
‘Orwellian’: Sainsbury’s staff using facial recognition tech eject innocent shopper
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/05/london-man-sainsburys-facial-recognition-facewatch?CMP=share_btn_url
Wegen #Gesichtserkennung des #Ladens verwiesen.
In #Großbritannien hat eine Software zur Verhinderung von #Ladendiebstahl gleich zweimal zum #Rauswurf einer #Kundin geführt.
Eine #Kundin der #britischen #Discounterkette Home Bargains wurde am 24. Mai und am 4. Juni 2025 in zwei verschiedenen Märkten dazu aufgefordert, diese zu verlassen. Wie die BBC berichtet, hatte die in den Läden installierte automatische Gesichtserkennung die Frau auf einer Liste...
https://www.golem.de/news/facewatch-wegen-gesichtserkennung-des-ladens-verwiesen-2506-197163.html
Facial recognition error sees woman accused of theft
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr510p7kymo
A woman who was wrongly accused of shoplifting toilet roll due to an apparent mix-up with a facial recognition system was left "fuming" after being ejected from two Home Bargains stores.
#FacialRecognition Error Sees Woman Wrongly Accused of Theft-Slashdot
#HomeBargains installed facial recognition software to spot returning shoplifters. … "Facewatch" made a mistake
"We acknowledge & understand how distressing this experience must have been," an anon #Facewatch spokesperson
A woman was accused by a store manager of stealing about £10 worth of items. And then it happened again at another store when she was shopping with her 81-year-old mother
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A chain of stores called Home Bargains installed facial recognition software to spot returning shoplifters. Unfortunately, "Facewatch" made a mistake. "We acknowledge and understand how distressing this experience must have been," an anonymous Facewatch spokesperson tells the BBC, adding that the...
"Smart" facial recognition proves it's actually quite dim: flags innocent woman as toilet paper thief across multiple stores. After weeks of anxiety and persistent emails, she finally cleared her name. Nothing says "cutting-edge tech" like being outsmarted by basic human verification. 🤖🧻
A chain of stores called Home Bargains installed facial recognition software to spot returning shoplifters. Unfortunately, "Facewatch" made a mistake. "We acknowledge and understand how distressing this experience must have been," an anonymous Facewatch spokesperson tells the BBC, adding that the...
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👉 Wednesday: A UK woman was mistakenly flagged as a shoplifter by biometric facial recognition system #Facewatch and is now banned from all stores using the platform's technology to prevent theft.
What are your thoughts on shops implemeting biometric facial recognition systems?
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-69055945
"Sara needed some chocolate - she had had one of those days - so wandered into a Home Bargains store.
"Within less than a minute, I'm approached by a store worker who comes up to me and says, 'You're a thief, you need to leave the store'."
Sara - who wants to remain anonymous - was wrongly accused after being flagged by a facial-recognition system called #Facewatch.
She says after her bag was searched she was led out of the shop, and told she was banned from all stores using the technology."
#privacy #FaceRecognition #ukpol
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