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Artificial Intelligence in Law Enforcement
UK · 17 August 2026

Sainsbury’s store pauses AI scanning after false shoplifting accusation

Reported by The Guardian Technology

Sainsbury’s has paused the use of artificial intelligence face scanning in one of its stores after a customer was wrongly identified as a shoplifter and ejected. The supermarket chain said "human error" was to blame for the incident rather than its Facewatch technology. The affected customer described being left embarrassed by the wrongful ejection.

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