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{{InfoboxCompany

| Name = ~~{{PAGENAME}}~~

| Name = T.J. Morris Limited

| Type =Division

| Founded =1976

| Industry =Retail

| Official Website =https://home.bargains/

| Logo =~~QuestionMark~~.svg

| Logo =Home Bargains.svg

|short_description=}}[[wikipedia:Home_Bargains|Home Bargains]] is a chain of discount stores in the UK.

|short_description=}}

'''[[wikipedia:Home_Bargains|Home Bargains]]''' is a chain of discount stores in the UK founded in 1976 by Tom Morris.<ref name="about">{{Cite web|url=https://corporate.homebargains.co.uk/about/|title=About - TJ Morris|work=Home Bargains Corporate|access-date=2025-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250605180648/https://corporate.homebargains.co.uk/about/|archive-date=2025-06-05|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Consumer-impact summary==

The company undermines privacy of its customers by sharing video surveillance and ~~face~~ recognition data with a third party company.

{{Placeholder box|Overview of concerns that arise from the conduct towards users of the product (if applicable):

* User Freedom

* User Privacy

* Business Model

* Market Control}}

====Privacy====

The company undermines privacy of its customers by sharing video surveillance and facial recognition data with a third party company.

==Incidents==

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

===Woman wrongly accused of theft ~~because of face~~ recognition error (''2025-06'')===

Home Bargains uses surveillance and ~~face~~ recognition technology from a company called [[Facewatch]]. Due to an error, a woman was flagged as a shoplifter after her image was uploaded to the system, which led to her repeatedly being asked to leave stores of the chain without explanation. In one instance, employees surrounded her and demanded she leave.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly ~~Foran,~~ Rumeana ~~Jahangir~~ |date=2025-06-14 |title=Facial recognition error sees woman accused of theft |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr510p7kymo |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=BBC}}</ref>

===Woman wrongly accused of theft due to facial recognition error (''2025-06'')===

Home Bargains uses surveillance and facial recognition technology from a company called [[Facewatch]]. Due to an error, a woman was flagged as a shoplifter after her image was uploaded to the system, which led to her repeatedly being asked to leave stores of the chain without explanation. In one instance, employees surrounded her and demanded she leave.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foran |first=Kelly |last2=Jahangir |first2=Rumeana |date=2025-06-14 |title=Facial recognition error sees woman accused of theft |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr510p7kymo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250616161349/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr510p7kymo |archive-date=2025-06-16 |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=BBC}}</ref>

==See also==

~~{{Placeholder box|Link to relevant theme articles or companies with similar incidents.}}~~

*[[Kroger Grocery store electronic shelf labels & facial recognition]]

==References==

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+{{Incomplete}}
 {{InfoboxCompany
-| Name = {{PAGENAME}}
+| Name = T.J. Morris Limited
 | Type =Division
 | Founded =1976
 | Industry =Retail
 | Official Website =https://home.bargains/
-| Logo =QuestionMark.svg
+| Logo =Home Bargains.svg
-|short_description=}}[[wikipedia:Home_Bargains|Home Bargains]] is a chain of discount stores in the UK.
+|short_description=}}
+'''[[wikipedia:Home_Bargains|Home Bargains]]''' is a chain of discount stores in the UK founded in 1976 by Tom Morris.<ref name="about">{{Cite web|url=https://corporate.homebargains.co.uk/about/|title=About - TJ Morris|work=Home Bargains Corporate|access-date=2025-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250605180648/https://corporate.homebargains.co.uk/about/|archive-date=2025-06-05|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Consumer-impact summary==
-The company undermines privacy of its customers by sharing video surveillance and face recognition data with a third party company.
+{{Placeholder box|Overview of concerns that arise from the conduct towards users of the product (if applicable):
+* User Freedom
+* User Privacy
+* Business Model
+* Market Control}}
+====Privacy====
+The company undermines privacy of its customers by sharing video surveillance and facial recognition data with a third party company.
 ==Incidents==
 This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
-===Woman wrongly accused of theft because of face recognition error (''2025-06'')===
-Home Bargains uses surveillance and face recognition technology from a company called [[Facewatch]]. Due to an error, a woman was flagged as a shoplifter after her image was uploaded to the system, which led to her repeatedly being asked to leave stores of the chain without explanation. In one instance, employees surrounded her and demanded she leave.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly Foran, Rumeana Jahangir |date=2025-06-14 |title=Facial recognition error sees woman accused of theft |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr510p7kymo |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=BBC}}</ref>
+===Woman wrongly accused of theft due to facial recognition error (''2025-06'')===
+Home Bargains uses surveillance and facial recognition technology from a company called [[Facewatch]]. Due to an error, a woman was flagged as a shoplifter after her image was uploaded to the system, which led to her repeatedly being asked to leave stores of the chain without explanation. In one instance, employees surrounded her and demanded she leave.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foran |first=Kelly |last2=Jahangir |first2=Rumeana |date=2025-06-14 |title=Facial recognition error sees woman accused of theft |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr510p7kymo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250616161349/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr510p7kymo |archive-date=2025-06-16 |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=BBC}}</ref>
 ==See also==
-{{Placeholder box|Link to relevant theme articles or companies with similar incidents.}}
+*[[Kroger Grocery store electronic shelf labels & facial recognition]]
 ==References==