Live facial recognition is being hailed as a powerful new frontier in the fight against crime, not only by police but by private companies too.
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Retailers from supermarkets to corner shops hope it will help them fight back against shoplifting. But the Guardian’s social affairs correspondent, Jessica Murray, points out that the technology doesn’t always get it right.

With more police forces wanting to utilise the technology, what could the consequences be?

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