Did New Zealand’s post-COVID retail crime wave actually happen, asks chief editor Nicholas Dynon, or was it just a statistical error? Over the past few years, retail crime statistics in New Zealand have demonstrated a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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