The Privacy Commissioner has concluded that the live FRT model trialled by Foodstuffs North Island is compliant with the Privacy Act, but New Zealanders remain uncomfortable with the use of the technology by retailers, writes […]
New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner has today announced the trial by Foodstuffs North Island of live facial recognition technology to have been in compliance with the Privacy Act, but improvements needed. Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster has […]
A recent survey conducted on behalf of Foodstuffs North Island suggests that the New Zealand public is accepting of facial recognition cameras in retail, but something’s not adding up, writes chief editor Nicholas Dynon. Foodstuffs […]
According to several international studies, facial recognition technology is accepted by publics in certain scenarios and not in others, writes Nicholas Dynon. Facial recognition technology is becoming more widely used, but this has not been […]
A biennial privacy survey of 1,200 New Zealanders was released on 13 May, with around half of respondents concerned or very concerned about the use of facial recognition technology in retail stores to identify individuals, […]
The Privacy Commissioner will be keeping a close eye on Foodstuffs North Island’s facial recognition camera trial, and with good reason, writes Chief Editor Nicholas Dynon. But is that anywhere near enough? The trial, which […]
A 27 January letter from Parliament’s Justice and Home Affairs Committee to Home Secretary James Cleverly finds use of live facial recognition technology by police lacking in legal foundation. The United Kingdom Parliament Justice and […]
Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster will be keeping a close eye on a facial recognition technology trial recently commenced by Foodstuffs North Island. Other retailers are also watching. The trial, which commenced on 08 February, was […]
It’s a year since Foodstuffs announced it would trial facial recognition in 30 stores. Since then, writes Nicholas Dynon, increasing retail crime – and recidivism in particular – is advancing the facial recognition business case. […]
David Horsburgh CPP PSP PCI, Managing Director at Security Risk Management, explores the legal and ethical issues around the use of facial recognition – a technology New Zealand still appears to be making its mind […]
With the city of San Francisco recently banning authorities’ use of facial recognition surveillance, privacy and accuracy concerns are starting to catch up with developments in the technology, writes chief editor Nicholas Dynon. Three distinct […]
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