Facial Recognition

Starting Thursday, up to 25 New World and PAK'nSAVE supermarkets across the North Island will be testing facial recognition software.

Foodstuffs says their North Island stores had more than 4700… Audio

New facial recognition software is be being rolled out in New World and PAK'nSAVE supermarkets across the North Island from Thursday.

Up to 25 stores will be part of a six-month trial. Foodstuffs… Audio

The Privacy Commission says it is not yet convinced that facial recognition technology is a "justified and proportionate response" to combat retail crime. Retail NZ is calling for a coordinated and… Audio

Retail NZ is seeking a coordinated and "sector-wide" use of facial recognition technology in a bid to cut down on repeat crime. It says almost all retailers who responded to its latest survey have… Audio

Technology correspondent Dr Dennis Desmond joins Susie to talk about the big changes Meta is introducing to Facebook that will make it run along the lines of TikTok - why do some think this will mark… Audio

Maori data specialists say government agencies are ignoring them while carrying on extending the reach of facial recognition technology. An advocate of Maori data sovereignty, Janelle Riki-Waaka says… Audio

Two weeks ago Australian consumer group CHOICE outed three retailers - Bunnings, The Good Guys and KMart - for collecting the biometric data of their customers. The watchdog last week referred the… Audio

The New Zealand Police say a new policy on new technologies will ensure that privacy and ethical concerns are met.

The policy outlines how staff need to deal with external proposals to test or trial… Audio

Law enforcement organisations all over the world are tapping into increasingly sophisticated facial recognition tech - but the regulations on how it can be used are vague.  Audio

This week RNZ exposed an unapproved police trial of controversial facial recognition software Clearview AI. Described as a "search engine for faces" the technology is used by hundreds of police forces… Audio

Tech commentator Mark Pesce looks at American tech company Clearview AI and the implication that its facial recognition technology has for everyone. Audio

China's use of technology for social control of its citizens is well-documented, but it could also affect users elsewhere, including those of us who use Chinese smartphones. Security analyst Samantha… Audio

Mike Insley began learning Mandarin when he and his wife moved to China to work in a winery in the remote region of Ningxia in 2015. He's brushing up on his Mandarin skills as part of the NZ Chinese… Audio

China has raised the ire of countries throughout the world for building an all-seeing surveillance state, but some nations are now looking to follow in its footsteps by using the same technology. Dr… Audio

Psychologist Nigel Latta has a new TV series starting 26 August. Nigel Latta's The Curious Mind (TV1 8.30pm) looks at the mysterious way our minds work. "If there's one thing I could do it would be to… Audio

Questions raised about the legal minefield associated with Supermarkets using facial recognition technology to target repeat shoplifters. Audio