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Foodstuffs' facial recognition tech trial concerns Privacy Commissioner
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Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster has expressed concerns about a six-month trial of facial recognition technology being conducted by Foodstuffs North Island at 25 New World and Pak'nSave stores across the North Island of New Zealand. The trial aims to combat repeat harmful behavior by scanning the faces of every person who enters a participating supermarket and matching them against a database of offenders' images. The database includes individuals who have engaged in repeat harmful behaviors such as shoplifting, assaulting staff or customers, breaching trespass notices, robbery, or burglary. The technology is advanced enough to recognize faces hidden by hoods, glasses, and wigs. The Privacy Commissioner is particularly concerned about bias and accuracy, as false matches are more likely to occur for people of color, especially women. Foodstuffs North Island has made changes to the trial based on feedback from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner to mitigate privacy risks. The trial will be evaluated to determine its effectiveness in reducing retail crime and protecting privacy rights.
#Foodstuffs #FacialRecognitionTechnology #PrivacyCommissioner #Trial #RetailCrime #Privacy
https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/02/08/foodstuffs-facial-recognition-tech-trial-concerns-privacy-commissioner/
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Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster has expressed concerns about a six-month trial of facial recognition technology being conducted by Foodstuffs North Island at 25 New World and Pak'nSave stores across the North Island of New Zealand. The trial aims to combat repeat harmful behavior by scanning the faces of every person who enters a participating supermarket and matching them against a database of offenders' images. The database includes individuals who have engaged in repeat harmful behaviors such as shoplifting, assaulting staff or customers, breaching trespass notices, robbery, or burglary. The technology is advanced enough to recognize faces hidden by hoods, glasses, and wigs. The Privacy Commissioner is particularly concerned about bias and accuracy, as false matches are more likely to occur for people of color, especially women. Foodstuffs North Island has made changes to the trial based on feedback from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner to mitigate privacy risks. The trial will be evaluated to determine its effectiveness in reducing retail crime and protecting privacy rights.
#Foodstuffs #FacialRecognitionTechnology #PrivacyCommissioner #Trial #RetailCrime #Privacy
https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/02/08/foodstuffs-facial-recognition-tech-trial-concerns-privacy-commissioner/