Australian supermarkets Coles and Woolworths have been testing facial recognition technology. The systems are designed to capture customer faces and compare them against databases to identify individuals with a history of violent offenses. It remains unclear if either company plans to implement the technology more broadly. AI
IMPACT This technology's deployment could raise privacy concerns and influence retail security practices.
RANK_REASON The cluster discusses the testing of a specific technology (facial recognition) by companies for a particular application (crime prevention), fitting the 'tool' category.
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