Is Big Brother watching you shop? – podcast
2026-05-13 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
Big Brother isn't just watching you jaywalk anymore — now he's checking if you grabbed the organic milk. Live facial recognition AI is creeping into supermarkets and corner shops, because nothing says 'valued customer' like having your biometrics scanned while you pick up bread. Retailers and police are teaming up to deploy surveillance tech that treats every shopper like a potential suspect.