Facial recognition technology coming into wider use in Japan

Concerns about privacy violations persist, making thorough user information management essential.

A number of police forces in England use Live Facial Recognition (LFR), but Police Scotland does not

The technology can compars or match photographs to those on a police watchlist database within a matter of seconds.

Supermarkets say they are exploring ways to keep people safe, but experts claim the tech is ‘normalising surveillance’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Consumer privacy advocates have responded with alarm after Coles and Woolworths confirmed they were testing facial recognition technology t

The technology captures the faces of customers and matches their features against databases to identify repeat violent offenders.