Facewatch pilots free retail crime intelligence platform

Facewatch has begun live beta testing of Facewatch Live, a free platform that lets retailers log incidents, identify repeat offenders and build evidence files for police. It works standalone or alongside Facewatch's facial recognition, with Frasers Group among the first testers.

• Facewatch Live is free and can run without facial recognition
• The platform links incidents to offender profiles and builds police case files
• Frasers Group is among the first retailers testing it in daily operations
• ICO says data rights cover suspected offenses and unproven allegations