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Technology is set to be used to crackdown on shoplifting in the UK

A major crackdown on shoplifting and burglary in the UK will see CCTV checked against official passport and immigration databases using Facial Recognition Technology  Speaking to Shane this morning was Olga Cronin, Surveillance Senior Policy Officer at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties.

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07.00 3 Oct 2023


Technology is set to be used to crackdown on shoplifting in the UK


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A major crackdown on shoplifting and burglary in the UK will see CCTV checked against official passport and immigration databases using Facial Recognition Technology 

Speaking to Shane this morning was Olga Cronin, Surveillance Senior Policy Officer at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties.


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