5 h. ago Man asked schoolgirl on bus to perform sex act then attacked girl in park

He was identified from bus CCTV using retrospective facial recognition technology and arrested

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8 h. ago Major supermarkets using futuristic AI to record you in pushback on shoplifting

Sainsbury's is to trial the use of facial recognition technology in two stores with the aim of combating shoplifting – and it could be rolled out nationwide if successful

Economics

26 h. ago Sainsbury’s starts facial recognition of customers to tackle shoplifters

Sainsbury’s boss says retail sector at a ‘crossroads’ amid a rise in shoplifting offences

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33 h. ago Sainsbury's will use facial recognition tech to fight Britain's shoplifting epidemic

The UK's second largest supermarket chain has informed staff in two stores that it will start an eight-week trial before potentially rolling out the technology nationwide.

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36 h. ago Sainsbury’s to start using facial recognition technology in shops

The UK’s second largest supermarket chain has informed staff in two stores that it will start an eight-week trial in stores in Bath and London.

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4 d. ago 'I was mauled by a grizzly bear and was left holding a piece of my face

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT It was supposed to be a routine hunting trip in the Alberta Rockies. Instead, Jeremy Evans, a 39-year-old father, found himself at the brutal mercy of a grizzly bear, whose attack was so savage it ripped off the left side of his face

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5 d. ago Bear attacks sees AI facial recognition and robo wolves drafted in to battle beasts

As bear attacks increase exponentially on the East-Asian archipelago, tech execs are dreaming up a slurry of solutions – from bear-face AI to "dating apps" to robotic wolves.

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8 d. ago Florida man thought it was a good idea to yell at bears to ‘haze’ them away from his house. It wasn’t

A Florida man may have nerve or tendon damage from a young bear bite on August 15 at his Apopka home

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8 d. ago Notting Hill Carnival sees drop in serious violence despite Met Police making 528 arrests

Facial recognition software helped police make 61 arrests, including a suspect who allegedly stabbed someone five times with a machete

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8 d. ago Worst ever Notting Hill Carnival for arrests as Met takes 528 people into custody over two days

Scotland Yard said there were 200 arrests on Sunday and 328 on Monday, up from 349 last year and the highest number of arrests on record.

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8 d. ago Moment Notting Hill Carnival revellers brawl as police arrest 400 but hail facial recognition for reducing violence at festival... with just two stabbings

Footage filmed inside a Tube station shows a man in a brightly coloured carnival costume scuffling with a group of other revellers.

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9 d. ago ‘Far fewer violent incidents’ at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival, police say

Facial recognition cameras were used in an effort to spot suspects before the streets became crowded.

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9 d. ago Sequins, feathers... and a groundbreaking arrest using facial recognition cameras: The Daily Mail sees police deploy slick new technology at Notting Hill Carnival

Even the harshest critics of the Metropolitan Police admit the force has its work cut out with the Notting Hill Carnival.

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1 week ago Police use drone team for the first time to prevent more Notting Hill Carnival carnage after murder of young mum

Organisers say 7,000 officers and staff will be on site today and tomorrow with live facial recognition cameras and screening arches to detect weapons at the busiest entry points.

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1 week ago Shock after dad, 93, 'mauled to death by bear' as son arrested for 'murder'

Fujiyoshi Shindo, 93, died in the northern Akita prefecture, in Japan, with his son claiming he had been attacked by a bear - but now he has been arrested on suspicion of murder

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2 w. ago Met Police's use of live facial recognition is 'unlawful', equality watchdog warns

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has claimed rules and safeguards fall short of standards and could have a 'chilling effect' on individuals' rights when deployed at protests.

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2 w. ago Met Police facial recognition 'unlawful', says watchdog ahead of Notting Hill Carnival

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been granted permission to intervene in legal action over the issue.

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2 w. ago I now think police use of live facial recognition will make us safer – here’s why you should think so too | Brian Paddick

I have been a Met officer and a critic. I still worry about the culture there. But as the Notting Hill carnival approaches, I am persuaded this is the best optionBrian Paddick is a non-executive adviser for the Metropolitan policeMet police’s facial recognition plans fall foul of European law, says watchdogI was a Metropolitan police officer for more than 30 years and policed Notting Hill carnival for many of them, from the anti-police violence of the 1970s as a constable, to being a chief inspector bronze commander in the 1990s.In the 2000s, when the rightwing press succeeded in removing “an openly gay police commander who was soft on drugs” (I advocated alternatives to arresting people for small amounts of cannabis) as the cop in charge of Brixton, “the capital of Black Britain”, local people signed a 5,000-signature petition and held a rally at Brixton town hall demanding my reinstatement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Metropolitan Police’s policy over live facial recognition ‘unlawful’ – watchdog

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been granted permission to intervene in legal action over the issue.

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2 w. ago Met police’s facial recognition plans fall foul of European law, says watchdog

Use of cameras at Notting Hill carnival could have ‘chilling effect’ on people’s rights, says equality regulatorScotland Yard’s plan to widen the use of live facial recognition technology is unlawful because it is incompatible with European laws, the equalities regulator has claimed.As the UK’s biggest force prepares to use instant face-matching cameras at this weekend’s Notting Hill carnival, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said its use was intrusive and could have a “chilling effect” on individuals’ rights. Continue reading...

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