Would you be happy having your face not just surveilled, but scanned every time you walked into the supermarket?  

It's no longer a hypothetical.  

Coles and Woolworths have both now admitted to trialling facial recognition technology, while Bunnings has won the right to scan customers' faces in limited circumstances - a shift privacy experts warn could creep from spotting known troublemakers to tracking every shopper who walks through the door. 

So what do we know about facial recognition technology and just how invasive can it really be? 

To make sense of it, we're rewinding a few years to one of the most alarming case studies involving facial recognition tech company – CLEARVIEW AI.  

In this bonus episode of The Briefing, we're revisiting an episode of Secrets We Keep: Uncovered by investigative journalist Joey Watson. 

When it became known that the shadowy facial recognition company had created a massive database, capable of identifying almost anyone, anywhere, reporters around the globe picked up the trail - working to uncover how this start-up could reshape privacy and policing internationally. 

Here in Australia, tech reporter Cam Wilson spent years digging through the Australian Federal Police's own files - and what he found in them was deeply disturbing. 

Read Cam Wilson's investigations here: 
‘World's most controversial company’ Clearview AI still being used to solve Australian police cases 
Clearview AI is still collecting photos of Australians for its facial recognition database 

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Would you be happy having your face not just surveilled, but scanned every time you walked into the supermarket?&nbsp;&nbsp;
It's&nbsp;no longer&nbsp;a hypothetical.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Coles and Woolworths have both now admitted to&nbsp;trialling&nbsp;facial recognition technology, while Bunnings has won the right to scan customers' faces in limited circumstances - a shift privacy experts warn could creep from spotting known troublemakers to tracking every shopper who walks through the door.&nbsp;
So&nbsp;what do we know about facial recognition technology and just how invasive can it really be?&nbsp;
To make sense of it,&nbsp;we're&nbsp;rewinding a few years to one of the most alarming case studies&nbsp;involving&nbsp;facial recognition&nbsp;tech company &ndash; CLEARVIEW AI.&nbsp;&nbsp;
In this bonus episode of The Briefing,&nbsp;we're&nbsp;revisiting an episode of Secrets We Keep: Uncovered&nbsp;by investigative journalist Joey Watson.&nbsp;
When it became known that&nbsp;the&nbsp;shadowy facial recognition company had created a massive database, capable of&nbsp;identifying&nbsp;almost anyone, anywhere, reporters around the globe picked up the trail&nbsp;-&nbsp;working to uncover how this start-up could reshape privacy and policing internationally.&nbsp;
Here in Australia, tech reporter Cam Wilson spent years&nbsp;digging through&nbsp;the Australian Federal Police's own files&nbsp;-&nbsp;and what he found in them&nbsp;was deeply disturbing.&nbsp;
Read Cam Wilson's investigations here:&nbsp;
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A national daily news podcast, The Briefing gives you the latest headlines, discussion and explainer interviews to keep you informed and entertained.

Bringing you the news you need to know at 6am and 4pm Monday to Friday, and profile features across the weekend, The Briefing is Australia's go-to news podcast for your commute, coffee or exercise.

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Hosted by journalists Sacha Barbour Gatt, Chris Spyrou and Natarsha Belling.

A national daily news podcast, The Briefing gives you the latest headlines, discussion and explainer interviews to keep you informed and entertained.
Bringing you the news you need to know at 6am and 4pm Monday to Friday, and profile features across the weekend, The Briefing is Australia's go-to news podcast for your commute, coffee or exercise.
Know more in minutes.
Hosted by journalists Sacha Barbour Gatt, Chris Spyrou and Natarsha Belling.