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Met police trials snoop tech platform in push to cuff more London shoplifters

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Date Published: 2026-04-21

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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The Metropolitan Police piloted a retail reporting platform in Lewisham and central London enabling retailers to submit CCTV footage instantly to aid shoplifting investigations, reporting higher-than-average positive outcome rates; the article also highlights retailers' independent use of live facial recognition (Facewatch/Sainsbury's), cases of misidentification, and privacy complaints.

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