Facewatch Blog
The latest UK and international news and insights from the retail, access control and crime prevention sectors including the latest technology updates.
Daily Telegraph – Pros and cons of Facial Recognition
By Charles Hymas
Home Affairs Editor (The Daily Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/charles-hymas/
https://youtu.be/RjmuEmUrJ4s
When…
Home Affairs Editor (The Daily Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/charles-hymas/
https://youtu.be/RjmuEmUrJ4s
When…
Guardian Newspaper reports on the rise of facial recognition technology
We are hurtling towards a surveillance state’: the…
Face2Face with Nick Fisher, CEO, Facewatch – putting the record straight on facial recognition
Nick Fisher, CEO, of Facewatch talks Face2Face with customers,…
2020 Olympics in Tokyo will use facial recognition technology
BY STEPHEN SHANKLAND
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
Hundreds of terminals…
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
Hundreds of terminals…
The risks and rewards of facial recognition in retail – Retail Week reports
By Grace Bowden 27 August 2019
Facial recognition technology…
Facial recognition technology…
Crime against retailers and wholesalers continues to rise- New Gov report says
By Gaelle Walker 5 September 2019 Convenience store magazine
Workers…
Workers…
The High Court said the use of facial recognition tech by police was legal
Reported by:Rowland Manthorpe
Technology correspondent @rowlsmanthorpe…
Technology correspondent @rowlsmanthorpe…
Facewatch exhibit at RETAIL RISK conference and exhibition in Leicester on 3rd October
The Facewatch team will be exhibiting at the Retail Week…
THE £1.9BN COST OF RETAIL CRIME – BRC
Violence remains a key issue this year. On average,…
The Observer – Facial recognition… coming to a supermarket near you…
Published in The Observer, by Tom Chivers, Sun 4 Aug 2019…
ACS crime report – The biggest concerns for retailers are violence, theft and verbal abuse
Crime Report 2019
The ACS 2019 Crime Report shows…
The ACS 2019 Crime Report shows…
Facewatch and Intel launch new campaign focusing on retail crime prevention
Automated facial recognition trials backed by home secretary, Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid, the Home Secretary, has backed trials of face recognition…
Facewatch partners with Store Excel to help retailers embrace facial recognition
Facewatch is leading the drive to support retailers…
Stand up to shoplifting – Convenience Store Magazine reports:
Unable to rely on the police for help, many retailers are…
Budgens convenience store endorses the success of Facewatch facial recognition security camera
Facewatch has won the total support of Paul Wilks after a successful…
The BBC One Show reports on the chilling reality of working in the retail industry
The One Show reports on the fear, worry and challenges facing the retail trade highlighting the disregard shoplifters have for CCTV and staff when focused on stealing from stores.
Ethics Panel sets out future framework for new facial recognition technology
The independent panel that advises City Hall on the ethics of policing has set out new guidelines on how facial recognition technology should be used by the Met Police in the capital.
Public expects facial recognition system policing, London’s top officer says
“I actually believe facial recognition technology, properly overseen, properly thought about, properly circumscribed, is something that our public would expect us to be doing”
Nick Fisher, CEO of Facewatch “Facial recognition security systems are a force for good”
"Facewatch’s retail crime reduction system, using facial recognition, shows how this developing technology can be acceptable and secure for the public whilst reducing crime and unacceptable behaviour in the retail environment."
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