Facial Recognition in UK Shops Will Soon Instantly Alert Police About Offenders

英国商店即将采用人脸识别技术，实时向警方通报罪犯身份

来源: theguardian.com | 主题: United Kingdom

时间: on Sunday July 12, 2026 @03:52AM

Facial recognition technology in U.K. shops "will soon alert police in real time to the presence of serious offenders," reports The Guardian , "with civil liberties groups warning of a 'dangerous escalation' towards surveillance and criminalisation in the retail sector." Facewatch, a facial recognition system used by more than 100 businesses including Sainsbury's, B&M and Spar to monitor thieves, said it was launching a UK-first feature to "alert police instantly when the most serious offenders trigger a live facial recognition match". Facewatch's chief executive, Nick Fisher, said the "unique technical development" would be launched in autumn and would warn police in an average of four seconds when the "worst offenders" were flagged on its network... Charlie Whelton, the policy and campai

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