A handful of UK-based retailers are incorporating facial recognition technology to crack down on shoplifting. 

UK police are employing pre-existing live facial recognition (LFR) technology to create a database of offenders with the aim of reducing retail crime.

UK correspondent Enda Brady says between 340,000 to 8 million shoplifting incidents occurred in 2022, and this is costing companies at least $2 billion per year.

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A handful of UK-based retailers are incorporating facial recognition technology to crack down on shoplifting. 
UK police are employing pre-existing live facial recognition (LFR) technology to create a database of offenders with the aim of reducing retail crime.
UK correspondent Enda Brady says between 340,000 to 8 million shoplifting incidents occurred in 2022, and this is costing companies at least $2 billion per year.
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