Countdown trialling cameras at self-service checkouts to prevent theft

Countdown is trialling the use of cameras at self-checkouts to deter theft. Countdown is trialling security cameras at self-checkouts to prevent theft. A camera would be focused on each self-service checkout, while another camera pointed down on the checkout from above. Pak’nSave Cameron Rd in Tauranga had been trialling the use of body cameras on staff, as well as facial recognition technology (FRT). It also had CCTV cameras, uniformed and plain-clothed security team members and staff training to de-escalate situations.