8 h. ago West London borough approves AI facial recognition CCTV rollout

West London borough approves AI facial recognition CCTV rollout  Digital Watch Observatory

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9 h. ago London's most surveilled borough to introduced facial recognition CCTV cameras

Hammersmith and Fulham already has more cameras per person than anywhere else in the UK with more than 2,000 currently operating

Politics

51 h. ago Met chief reveals why facial recognition was not used at Tommy Robinson protest

Live facial recognition has been used in more than 700 arrests this year

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8 d. ago Live facial recognition has led to over 700 arrests this year, Met boss says

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said 50 registered sex offenders in breach of their condition are among those arrested.

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1 week ago New Banksy artwork in heart of London covered up and protected by security guards

The artwork is being guarded by security officials outside the building and sits under a CCTV camera

Economics

1 week ago Woman wrongly accused of carjacking loses lawsuit against Detroit police who used facial tech

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Detroit police in the wrongful arrest of a pregnant woman who was charged with carjacking partly because of facial recognition technology

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2 w. ago Knife attacker gets instant justice after stabbing scooter rider in Birmingham as he's caught by cops using facial recognition technology

This is the chilling moment a thug attacks a scooter rider with a knife before stabbing him in a residential street in Birmingham.

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2 w. ago Brave girl, 11, fought off man who sexually assaulted her while on dog walk

Alexander Dale, 31, was identified using retrospective facial recognition technology and arrested - he has been sentenced to 23 months in prison and is also subject to a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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

2 w. 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

Economics

2 w. 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.

Science

2 w. 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.

Politics

2 w. 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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3 w. ago Tourists 'dine and dash' at Italian restaurant but owner gets instant revenge

The furious restaurateur captured an image of the miscreants from the restaurant’s CCTV cameras.

Society

3 w. ago As demand for home CCTV soars: experts offer their SIX top tips for fitting a spy camera on a budget

Homeowners are increasingly turning to CCTV to protect their properties as the cost of drops and installations become simpler.

Economics

3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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