The municipality of Enschede has published an explanation regarding the policy on the deployment of cameras with facial recognition technology in public spaces. The use of this type of advanced biometric technology inevitably raises critical questions about the protection of citizens’ privacy. Under the strict rules of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the processing […]
Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has committed another painful blunder with its facial recognition software. An innocent customer was wrongly identified as a shoplifter, after which he was publicly removed from the supermarket and prevented from paying for his groceries. Although Sainsbury’s later acknowledged the error and offered £150 in compensation – which the customer immediately donated […]