Privacy concerns raised over facial recognition technology deployment at Coles and Woolworths supermarkets
Australian supermarket chains Coles and Woolworths have confirmed testing facial recognition technology to combat retail crime, sparking concerns from privacy advocates. Critics argue the technology normalizes surveillance and raises significant privacy concerns, despite the supermarkets framing it as a safety measure to protect staff from aggression and theft.
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Alarm raised over ‘privacy dilemma’ of facial recognition technology at Coles and Woolworths
Australian supermarket chains Coles and Woolworths have confirmed testing facial recognition technology in their stores to combat retail crime and staff aggression. However, privacy advocates have expressed concern that the technology is normalizing widespread surveillance and raises significant privacy dilemmas regarding the collection of customers' biometric data without clear consent or safeguards.
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