> Woolworths can record licence plates, video, audio of shoppers and link to Everyday Rewards card
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> "The other thing to consider is that this technology is not perfect. It's quite frequently wrong.
> [Kate] Bower said it should also raise flags that a private company would be holding biometric information of the public.
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> Twenty-five New World and Pak'nSave stores across the North Island will be trialling the technology over the next six months, beginning from today.
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> The Commissioner is also particularly concerned about bias and accuracy. Global evaluations of even the most accurate FRT software show that false matches are more likely to happen for people of colour, particularly women of colour.
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> Foodstuffs North Island will be trialling facial recognition technology (FRT) in up to 25 Pak'nSave and New World stores over the next six months.
> The trial starts tomorrow.
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Did you know that Foodstuffs will begin a trial of facial recognition in November? Their brands include Four Square, New World, Pak'n Save, Gilmours, LiquorLand, and Pams. The Privacy Commission is not yet convinced the technology is "justified and proportionate".

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