SECURITYJul 10 · 10:19 UTCTHE GUARDIAN TECHJessica Murray Social affairs correspondent

Alarm over launch of facial recognition in UK shops that instantly alerts police

The UK's Facewatch facial recognition system, used in stores like Sainsbury’s and B&M, will now instantly alert police to the presence of serious offenders. Civil liberties groups have criticized the feature as a 'dangerous escalation' in retail surveillance and criminalization.

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