Policy · 2h ago
London Police Deploy Live Facial Recognition in West End
London's Metropolitan Police have introduced live facial recognition cameras in the West End, scanning crowds for wanted individuals. Critics argue the permanent biometric surveillance undermines public consent and privacy. The system matches faces against a watchlist of suspects in real time.
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The deployment escalates the tension between public safety and privacy, but the actual effectiveness and error rates remain underreported.
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