An invaluable tool to prevent retail crime or an invasion of privacy that can be used to track you without your consent?

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith wants to allow the use of facial recognition technology in the fight against retail crime, despite acknowledging 'tensions' with people’s right to privacy.

Retail NZ CEO Carolyn Young explains how this technology gathers data to prevent retail crime - as well as the risks that come with this method.

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