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New Zealand supermarket facial recognition trial cleared by privacy watchdog

( June 3, 2025, 19:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A New Zealand supermarket chain's trial of facial-recognition technology, or FRT, has been declared compliant with the country’s laws by the privacy watchdog. However, Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster also warned that any business considering or using FRT needs to make sure it sets things up correctly to remain within the law. The privacy regulator's report, released today, found that while the level of privacy intrusion was high, because an image of every visitor’s face was collected, the safeguards used in the trial reduced this to an acceptable level.The report into the Foodstuffs North Island FRT trial is attached; the statement by Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster follows: ...

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