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The supermarket chain Budgens has installed face recognition cameras in one of its stores to stop children buying alcohol and cigarettes.It is thought to be the first time a UK retailer has used the technology to identify underage customers.
The customers' facial features are automatically scanned against a database of images of young people who have visited the store before.Anyone who has been refused alcohol or cigarettes on a previous occasion will be flagged up.The system also identifies when a customer has previously verified that they are 18 or over, enabling the sale to proceed more quickly.Young customers who are not recognised by the system will be asked by the cashier to provide proof of their age when buying drink or cigarettes.Their details will then be added to the database.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7397454.stmseeeeen
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wowi can see them doing this everywherepeople will just be a walking profilecoz you know they are gonna link your rewards card to your name and that contains all the info on everything you buyso in the near future you walk up to one of them self serve tillsand it was say hello *your name*

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