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UK launches facial recognition drive against shoplifters
Oct. 25, 2023, 2:21 p.m. | Masha Borak
Biometric Update www.biometricupdate.com
The UK is launching a wide-ranging initiative against shoplifting that includes introducing facial recognition technology to capture offenders.
On Monday, the country’s police authorities and representatives of 13 of the UK’s biggest retailers announced the Retail Crime Action Plan, inviting retailers to submit CCTV footage of shoplifting incidents. The police plans to run the digital images through the Police National Database using facial recognition.
The anti-shoplifting drive also includes Project Pegasus, an initiative to build a comprehensive intelligence picture of …
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