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UK retailers face call to stop use of live facial recognition

By Sam Clark ( October 6, 2023, 09:53 GMT | Insight) -- Retailers in the UK face pressure from dozens of lawmakers to stop their use of live facial recognition. Today, 65 parliamentarians urged private companies and police to immediately stop using the technology out of fear over human rights, discrimination, a lack of legal basis, and more. UK facial recognition provider Facewatch, which is used in supermarkets, was recently subject to an investigation by the country’s data protection authority. This raised concerns about the firm’s practices, but it said it had made improvements.Retailers in the UK face pressure from dozens of lawmakers to stop their use of live facial recognition....

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