9 d. ago Opinion split over Police Scotland's use of contentious live facial recognition tech

Survey reveals split in public support for AI-powered strategy

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1 week ago Home Bargains shopper, 62 put on facial ID watchlist after 39p paracetemol row

The 62-year-old woman who was wrongly accused of stealing paracetemol at her local store has complained after being put on a facial recognition camera watchlist

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3 w. ago Big Brother Britain as top cop makes alarming facial recognition camera claim

Significant funding is being allocated and hardware is being bought while the state also looks to allow police to more easily access image stories include passport and immigration databases

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3 w. ago Live facial recognition cameras may become ‘commonplace’ as police use soars

Exclusive: The Guardian and Liberty Investigates find police in England and Wales believe expansion is likely after 4.7m faces scanned in 2024Valuable tool or cause for alarm? Facial ID quietly becoming part of police’s arsenalPolice believe live facial recognition cameras may become “commonplace” in England and Wales, according to internal documents, with the number of faces scanned having doubled to nearly 5m in the last year.A joint investigation by the Guardian and Liberty Investigates highlights the speed at which the technology is becoming a staple of British policing.Police forces scanned nearly 4.7m faces with live facial recognition cameras last year – more than twice as many as in 2023. Live facial recognition vans were deployed at least 256 times in 2024, according to official deployment records, up from 63 the year before.A roving unit of 10 live facial recognition vans that can be sent anywhere in the country will be made available within days – increasing national capa...

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last month Social media erupts over Elon Musk's facial expressions during testy Trump showdown with South African president: Live updates

Donald Trump is meeting with South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa in the White House today, calling him 'controversial' in some circles.

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last month Moment dangerous paedophile, 73, confesses to police he took girl, six, from her school in south London

David Cheneler might have abused the child but triggered live facial recognition technology deployed on Denmark Hill, Southwark

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