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FRT trial in New Zealand receives privacy watchdog's green light

By James Panichi ( June 3, 2025, 19:00 GMT | Insight) -- A trial of facial-recognition technology, or FRT, by a New Zealand supermarket chain has been declared compliant with the country’s laws, in a significant breakthrough for retailers clamoring to use the technology to fight crime in their stores. However, in a statement announcing its report into the six-month trial, Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster also warned that the use of FRT needed to be managed properly to stay within the boundaries of the Privacy Act.A trial of facial-recognition technology by a New Zealand supermarket chain has been declared compliant with the country’s laws, in a significant breakthrough for retailers clamoring to use the technology to fight crime in their stores....

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