Facial recognition in shops: smart move or privacy nightmare?

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Recent headlines about Home Bargains ejecting an innocent shopper after a Facewatch match-mix-up have reignited the debate over facial-recognition cameras in UK stores. While preventing theft is undoubtedly a legitimate aim for retailers, any biometric system must remain proportionate, transparent and fully compliant with UK data-protection law. Mark Hodgson, chairman of Private Investigators Tremark and vice-president of […] If you want more information Retail Times get in touch! Retail Times - Retail Times | Retail News

Jun 23, 2025 - 13:20
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Facial recognition in shops: smart move or privacy nightmare?

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides!

Recent headlines about Home Bargains ejecting an innocent shopper after a Facewatch match-mix-up have reignited the debate over facial-recognition cameras in UK stores. While preventing theft is undoubtedly a legitimate aim for retailers, any biometric system must remain proportionate, transparent and fully compliant with UK data-protection law. Mark Hodgson, chairman of Private Investigators Tremark and vice-president of […]

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