35 h. ago Asda launches facial recognition in war on shoplifters and thugs in these five stores

More than 1,400 incidents of assault took place against store colleagues in Asda last year - an average of four per day - so the shop is trailing live facial recognition to catch suspects

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44 h. ago Asda launches facial recognition in five Greater Manchester stores

Asda’s CCTV network will scan images and alert security when there is a threat

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6 d. ago UK's first permanent facial recognition cameras to go up in south London

UK's first permanent facial recognition cameras to go up in south London  Metro.co.uk

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8 d. ago Big Brother Watch slams ‘Orwellian’ facial recognition as ‘authoritarian’ amid London’s police crisis: ‘Failing to answer 999!'

Big Brother Watch slams ‘Orwellian’ facial recognition as ‘authoritarian’ amid London’s police crisis: ‘Failing to answer 999!'  GB News

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8 d. ago UK's first permanent facial recognition cameras to be installed in south London despite backlash

Campaigners described the move as a ‘slide into a dystopian nightmare’

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8 d. ago Met Police gets first permanent facial recognition cameras in London, sparking fears of 'dystopian nightmare'

Met Police gets first permanent facial recognition cameras in London, sparking fears of 'dystopian nightmare'  LBC

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9 d. ago UK's first permanent facial recognition cameras installed in south London

The cameras will scan for wanted criminals walking by in Croydon as part of a project by the Metropolitan Police that could extend across the capital.

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9 d. ago UK’s first permanent facial recognition cameras installed in London

UK’s first permanent facial recognition cameras installed in London  The Times

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1 week ago The real reason you can't smile in your passport photo revealed

A travel expert has revealed the real reason why people aren't allowed to smile in their passport photo. And it's linked to facial recognition software...

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2 w. ago Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders

Amnesty International describes legislation as ‘full-frontal attack’ on country’s LGBTQ+ communityMPs in Hungary have voted to ban Pride events and allow authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attenders and potentially fine them, in what Amnesty International has described as a “full-frontal attack” on the LGBTQ+ community.The legislation – the latest by the prime minister, Viktor Orbán, and his rightwing populist party to target the community – was pushed through parliament on Tuesday. Believed to be the first of its kind in the EU’s recent history, the nationwide ban passed by 136 votes to 27 after it was submitted to parliament one day earlier. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hungary’s parliament passes a law banning Pride events, in a new assault on LGBTQ+ rights

Hungarian lawmakers have passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees

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2 w. ago Plan to slash lengthy passport queues with new facial recognition scans

Travellers will no longer have to leave their cars or pass over their passports when driving through ‘contactless corridors’

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2 w. ago British holidaymakers could avoid passport queues with facial recognition software 'set to be rolled out'

Four companies have reportedly already trialed the technology, which could be rolled out as early as next year

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2 w. ago Hungary’s government submits bill to ban Budapest Pride event

Ruling coalition continues its crackdown on LGBTQ+ people under its ‘child protection’ legislationHungary’s ruling coalition is continuing its crackdown on the country’s LGBTQ+ community, as members submitted a bill to parliament that would ban the popular Budapest Pride event and allow authorities to use facial recognition software to identify people attending.The bill, presented on Monday, is almost certain to pass as the coalition has a two-thirds majority in parliament. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Asda revival no ‘quick fix’ as supermarket spending drive to knock profits

Asda, which is the UK’s third-largest supermarket, launched a turnaround plan under new boss Allan Leighton.

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2 w. ago China builds spy camera so powerful it can see faces from space

Millimetre-level resolution from 100 kilometres could see facial recognition satellites

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3 w. ago Killed over a petrol pump row: Thug who left graduate with a brain bleed after launching sickening attack outside Asda is jailed

Bernard Hirsch (pictured) was left 'profoundly' disabled after he was assaulted outside an Asda store by Tyren Pollard in December 2017, before he died two years later.

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3 w. ago Brilliant moment thug trying to rob store is kicked out by Karate black belt

Blackbelt Mairi Kerin, 42, had been buying chocolates at a shop in Telford, Shropshire, when a man blocked the exit and demanded money from the cash register, before she intervened

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3 w. ago Meta brings facial recognition tools to spot celeb scam adverts to the UK

The social media giant first began rolling out the tools in October last year.

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