Facewatch Blog
The latest UK and international news and insights from the retail, access control and crime prevention sectors including the latest technology updates.
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
Facewatch's facial recognition solution is powered by an Intel®…
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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