‘Shaking from head to toe’ — How the facial recognition blame game leaves shoppers stranded

UK retail stores are using facial recognition to spot shoplifters, leading to false accusations against ordinary customers. Vendors and retailers dispute legal liability for these algorithmic identification errors. This leaves misidentified individuals with slow administrative processes to remove their biometric records.

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