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Sainsbury’s store pauses AI scanning after false shoplifting accusation
Uk NewsAugust 17, 2026 at 2:21 PMNational

Sainsbury’s store pauses AI scanning after false shoplifting accusation

By Helena HortonThe Guardian - UK News

Supermarket chain says ‘human error’, not its Facewatch technology, to blame for ejecting a customerSainsbury’s has paused the use of AI face scanning in one of its stores after a customer was wrongly identified as a shoplifter and ejected from the shop.“I was embarrassed, mortified even, and felt quite humiliated and powerless,” Matt Arnold, 46, said of his ordeal. Continue reading...

Supermarket chain says ‘human error’, not its Facewatch technology, to blame for ejecting a customer

Sainsbury’s has paused the use of AI face scanning in one of its stores after a customer was wrongly identified as a shoplifter and ejected from the shop.

“I was embarrassed, mortified even, and felt quite humiliated and powerless,” Matt Arnold, 46, said of his ordeal.

Continue reading...

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