Coles and Woolworths test facial recognition technology
One day2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 1 day
All 2 reports on Mon, 17 August 2026
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Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
ABC News (Australia)
The Guardian World
17 Aug, 04:28over 11 hours17 Aug, 15:00
How it spread - 2 original reports
Mon, 17 August 2026
2 reports- ABC News (Australia)04:28first to report
The technology captures the faces of customers and matches their features against databases to identify repeat violent offenders.
- The Guardian World15:00
Supermarkets say they are exploring ways to keep people safe, but experts claim the tech is ‘normalising surveillance’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Consumer privacy advocates have responded with alarm after Coles and Woolworths confirmed they were testing facial recognition technology that they could use in their Australian supermarkets to record shoppers’ personal biometric data. The supermarket giants on Monday confirmed they had tested the technology and said...