Stuff takes to the streets of Wellington in 2018 to ask members of the public how they feel about the use of facial recognition technology by some supermarkets. The Privacy Commissioner says police should have consulted him on their new facial recognition system. READ MORE:* Privacy concerns over police's new 'state of the art' facial recognition system* Police privacy breach underscores the need for stronger privacy laws* Privacy rules won't stop discrimination* San Francisco set to stop police using 'creepy' facial recognition technology amid backlash* Big brother is watching: Do you care? SUPPLIED Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says he should have been consulted on the upgrade of the police biometric system. The use of facial recognition systems by law enforcement has been dogged by controversy, often centred around accuracy.

Source: Stuff December 07, 2019 21:56 UTC