{"id":8835,"date":"2023-03-14T12:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T12:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/sports-direct-slammed-over-use-of-facial-recognition-tech-in-stores\/"},"modified":"2023-03-14T12:19:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T12:19:01","slug":"sports-direct-slammed-over-use-of-facial-recognition-tech-in-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/sports-direct-slammed-over-use-of-facial-recognition-tech-in-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Direct slammed over use of facial recognition tech in stores"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" src=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png\" alt=\"Retail Online Training\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png 729w, https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-132272\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"383\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shutterstock_248227984-696x383.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shutterstock_248227984-696x383.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shutterstock_248227984-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shutterstock_248227984-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shutterstock_248227984-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shutterstock_248227984-1068x587.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shutterstock_248227984-764x420.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Shutterstock_248227984.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"Sports Director\" title=\"Shutterstock_248227984\"\/><\/div>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\/\/ <\/span>Sports Direct has introduced facial recognition cameras to identify shoplifters and potential offenders in what critics dubbed \u201cOrwellian surveillance\u201d.<\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\/\/ To find out more, visit Retail Gazette\u2019s sister site, Charged Retail: click here<\/span><\/h6>\n<hr\/>\n<p>The owner of Sports Direct, Frasers Group, has brought in biometric cameras in 27 stores to scan the faces of customers and compare them against a database of suspected criminals.<\/p>\n<p>However, civil liberties campaigners claim that the use of the technology is subjecting shoppers to \u201cOrwellian surveillance\u201d, while the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO) revealed that it was investigating whether their use is lawful.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"al\">FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE FACIAL RECOGNITION TECH USE HERE\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette\u2018s free daily email newsletter<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<footer>\n<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" src=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png\" alt=\"Retail Online Training\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" 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