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Output of an Artificial Intelligence system performing Facial Recognition on a photograph of a man

Output of an Artificial Intelligence system performing Facial Recognition on a photograph of a man Source: Getty / Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images

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A Choice report has revealed several major retailers in Australia are using facial recognition technology with many people unaware of the practice.

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