Do you have face scans at super markets where you live

[NSWDave]

Anything to reduce the risk of theft and safety of employees and public I welcome.





"A shopper walks into a supermarket and grabs a basket. By that time, a camera has scanned their face.

That is what experts warn could be the new normal for Australians.

Supermarkets started with exit gates and bagging-area cameras. Now they are trialling facial recognition technology.

In August, Coles and Woolworths rolled out facial recognition technology trials in a bid to combat crime with about a third of retail workers not feeling safe in their workplace, according to a union survey of about 3,000 staff.

The technology scans the features of a person's face to create a unique digital code and identify them.

Neither of the supermarket giants has said if it would be rolled out in their Australian stores.

However, both companies said they were looking into improving protection for their customers and staff.

Industry groups say the move is about safety, but experts warn once the technology is installed the "scope creep" does not stop."


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/ ... /107056936

[DonMK]

Next it will be an ass scan to go shop

[vblogger]

Airports yes grocery stores not yet.

[jag]

Facial scans are going to become very common everywhere in Europe so get used to it hon.

[TheButcher]

It really does not bother me, I'm in the camp of whatever reduce crime is fair game.

[Eroticart]

No privacy left in the world

[Emil]

Not seen any at my local grocery stores in the Valley, I did see one in the Bay area when I was up in San Francisco in Nay, trying to recall the chain. Welcome to life with AI every where.

[urbanlegend]

Give it another year or two and face scans will be all over the place, AI is already there technically.

[calista]

More and more larger stores have CCTV surveillance cameras here not facial recognition cameras, I suppose that is only a question of time as the tech becomes less expensive.

[gspotman]

It is the only way to cut down of theft and crime

[24alex]

If it can prevent another 9-11 do face scans, save lives.

[JustJoe]

What if the database gets hacked and leaked, then you have a real problem.

[voyeurz]

I disagree with it based on principal it is a violation of individual privacy.

[Ricks-Cams]

I have not seen any grocery stores in lA where they have facial scan equipment, unless it is incognito.

[Emil]

Another potential database leak which will lead to nothing good