Facial recognition vans rolled out across England in crime crackdown Tech An additional seven police forces in England will be using ten new live facial recognition (LFR) vans to track suspects wanted for serious crimes, including sexual offences, violent assaults, and homicides. The rollout, announced by the Home Office, will see Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, Bedfordshire, Surrey, Sussex, Thames Valley and Hampshire police share the vehicles. [...]
AI watchdog slams government over facial recognition rollout Tech An artificial intelligence (AI) search body has criticised the UK government for accelerating the deployment of facial recognition technology without first establishing a comprehensive legal framework. The Ada Lovelace Institute has warned the increasing use of live facial recognition (LFR) by police and retailers across the UK is happening in a “legislative void”, raising urgent [...]
Facial recognition cameras in Croydon should alarm all Londoners Opinion The instalment of permanent facial recognition cameras in Croydon should worry us all, writes Big Brother Watch's Rebecca Vincent.