London man angry at ‘Orwellian’ incident in supermarket using facial recognition tech
‘I shouldn’t have to prove I am innocent,’ said man misidentified by Sainsbury’s staff using Facewatch systemA man was ordered to leave a supermarket in London after staff misidentified him using controversial new facial recognition technology.Warren Rajah was told to abandon his shopping...
<p>‘I shouldn’t have to prove I am innocent,’ said man misidentified by Sainsbury’s staff using Facewatch system</p><p>A man was ordered to leave a supermarket in London after staff misidentified him using controversial new facial recognition technology.</p><p>Warren Rajah was told to abandon his shopping and leave the local store he has been using for 15 years after an “Orwellian” error in a Sainsbury’s in Elephant and Castle, London.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/05/london-man-sainsburys-facial-recognition-facewatch">Continue reading...</a>
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