#SUPERMARKET GIANTS TO CRACK DOWN ON #SHOPLIFTING WITH FACE-SCANNING TECH

Source: grocerygazette.co.uk/2023/09/1…

The biggest retailers in the #UK, including #Co-op, #Tesco and #Sainsbury’s, have agreed to implement new face-scanning #technology, which looks to help the #police crack down on #shoplifting.

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According to The Times, #Pegasus is set to receive £600,000 from ten supermarkets including #JohnLewis, Co-op, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, #Waitrose and Next.

The supermarkets pay for the surveillance so that the police can do its job? That sounds more like #cyberpunk than #1984.

#Orwell #cctv #bigbrother #surveillance #video #news #crime #security #politics

Supermarket giants to crack down on shoplifting with face-scanning tech - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery

The biggest retailers in the UK have agreed to implement new face-scanning technology, which looks to help the police crack down on shoplifting.

^{Kristian Bayford (Grocery Gazette)}