Supermarkets: Biometrics
Commons · Question 74516 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 18 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what safeguards are in place to ensure that facial recognition technology used in supermarkets does not contribute to discriminatory outcomes based on race, gender, age, or disability.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 18 Sep 2025
FRT systems should not undermine people’s rights or discriminate unfairly. Under data protection law, organisations need to evaluate the risks to people and their rights deriving from the specific contexts. Supermarkets should be able to demonstrate that ...