Facial recognition system to approve alcohol and cigarettes sales to be trialled by supermarkets

Facial recognition software is to be used in UK supermarkets for the 1st time to verify the age of people buying alcohol and cigarettes, the Telegraph writes. The pilot scheme is set to be rolled out at self-service checkouts by the end of the year and could be applied more widely in 2019 by NCR, a US company which makes self check-out machines for Asda, Tesco and other UK’s supermarkets.