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‘Humiliated’: Sainsbury’s store pauses AI scanning after false shoplifting accusation

The Guardian Business Monday 17 August 2026, 13:21 UTC By Helena Horton 1 min read
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Supermarket chain says ‘human error’, not its Facewatch technology, to blame for ejecting a customerSainsbury’s has paused the use of AI face scanning in one of its stores after a customer was wrongly identified as a shoplifter and ejected from the shop. “I was embarrassed, mortified even, and felt quite humiliated and powerless,” Matt Arnold, 46, said of his ordeal.

Supermarket chain says ‘human error’, not its Facewatch technology, to blame for ejecting a customer

Sainsbury’s has paused the use of AI face scanning in one of its stores after a customer was wrongly identified as a shoplifter and ejected from the shop.

“I was embarrassed, mortified even, and felt quite humiliated and powerless,” Matt Arnold, 46, said of his ordeal.

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