Woolies Is Quietly Testing A New CCTV System That Films You At The Self-Service Checkout

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Woolworths is quietly trialling a new security camera system at some of its self-service checkouts, presenting shoppers with a “digital reflection” of themselves while scanning their groceries.

But some shoppers are “shocked” to see the new feature, saying the supermarket giant gave no warning about the odd new tech.

Branwell Travers said he was shopping at a Woolworths store this week in Fitzroy, Melbourne, when he saw footage of himself reflected on the self-service checkout touchscreen.

“I got half way through scanning my basket of items and saw in the corner of my eye a little video,” Travers told PEDESTRIAN.TV.

“It took me a while to work out it was a video of me.”