18 h. 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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20 h. 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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20 h. 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.

Society

6 d. ago Voices: Facial recognition cameras mistook me for a wanted man – I worry who’ll be next

Shaun Thompson was wrongly identified as a criminal by new police cameras. Here, he explains why, if this technology is rolled out across the country, or is used at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival, as planned, such injustices will disproportionately affect Black people

Politics

8 d. ago Live facial recognition to expand across the country amid Government overhaul of neighbourhood policing

The technology will be deployed to catch 'high-harm' offenders with new rules to support its use and ensure 'safeguards and oversight', the Home Office said.

Politics

8 d. ago Live facial recognition to be widened in neighbourhood policing drive

A new legal framework will be drawn up to support the expanded use of the technology, the Government said.

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