UK shops are about to get a four-second line to the police, powered by your face
THE SO WHAT
Real-time facial recognition in 100+ UK shops with a four-second police link collapses the gap between retail security and law enforcement. If you operate physical venues, you need a position on live biometrics now — technically, legally, and reputationally — before this becomes the default expectation.
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