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Brit supermarket giant triples down on facial recog to nab shoplifters

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Date Published: 2026-07-06

Date Updated: 2026-07-23

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Sainsbury's plans to expand the use of Facewatch live facial recognition to as many as 200 stores by the end of 2026, tripling current deployments; privacy campaigners warn of Orwellian surveillance, false positives and public humiliation after reported misidentifications, while the retailer defends the system and says most flagged individuals do not return.

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