Sainsbury’s triples Facewatch facial recognition deployment across UK stores
UK grocery retailer Sainsbury’s is continuing to invest in biometric technology for crime prevention, as it expands its live facial…
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Facewatch gains responsible AI certification for retail facial recognition platform
Facewatch has secured certification to the new ISO/IEC 42001:2023 standard, which strengthens its claim to be a responsibly governed provider…
Facewatch wants to bring live facial recognition to UK pharmacies
Facial recognition surveillance vendor Facewatch is pitching its live facial recognition (LFR) to UK pharmacies. The company says the technology…
Facewatch appoints leading privacy barrister as UK retail facial recognition expands
Facewatch has appointed data and cyber law specialist Dean Armstrong KC as its new Data Protection Officer (DPO). The company…
Cybersecurity pro demonstrates IAD importance for facial recognition at RSAC 2026
Jake Moore believes the identity stack is broken. But instead of just willing his belief into reality, the global cybersecurity…
Facewatch FRT records twice as many UK retail alerts in 2025
Facial recognition technology is catching more repeat offenders in UK shops. A press release from London biometrics firm Facewatch says…
Human error blamed for false accusation at retailer using facial recognition
False accusations of shoplifting against a man in Cardiff, Wales are the result of human error, rather than a false…
Retailers attempt to bridge disconnect on facial recognition to fight theft
The UK’s second-largest retailer, Sainsbury’s, has announced it will trial real-time facial recognition from Facewatch in two of its stores…
Retail facial recognition prospects boosted by Facewatch feature, NZ privacy guidance
Retailers are navigating twin concerns around incidents of theft and assaults on staff and data privacy regulations as they consider…
Facewatch comes under the public eye again
Biometric security company Facewatch will provide its technology to UK retailer Iceland. News of a new client comes only a…
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