GB News host Eamonn Holmes has taken aim at supermarket giant Asda for introducing facial recognition technology to tackle Britain's shoplifting epidemic, claiming big chain stores have "brought it on themselves".

The two-month trial implemented by Asda integrates the technology into the supermarket's existing CCTV network amid record-high levels of shoplifting and staff assaults.

GB News host Eamonn Holmes has taken aim at supermarket giant Asda for introducing facial recognition technology to tackle Britain's shoplifting epidemic, claiming big chain stores have "brought it on themselves".The two-month trial implemented by Asda integrates the technology into the supermarket'...{ai:summary}<p>Eamonn Holmes criticized Asda for using facial recognition technology to combat rising shoplifting rates, suggesting that large retailers have contributed to the problem. The trial, which integrates this technology with existing CCTV, comes amid increasing incidents of theft and assaults on staff. #crime</p>

WATCH: Eamonn Holmes tears into Asda's plans for facial recognition CCTV

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