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Facial recognition vans to be rolled out across police forces in England
- The Home Office announced the rollout of 10 live facial recognition vans across seven police forces to identify sex offenders and serious criminals.
- This expansion follows targeted trials in London and South Wales and coincides with calls for more powers to tackle crimes like off-road biking and shop theft.
- The vans will be managed by police personnel using customized watch lists developed according to College of Policing standards, and their deployment will be governed by strict oversight and specific operational conditions.
- The Metropolitan Police recorded 580 arrests over a year for crimes such as sexual assault, domestic violence, and knife-related offenses, while the Home Office confirmed that independent testing found no bias in the facial recognition algorithm.
- Despite police reassurances and independent testing, critics urge scrapping the expansion until a statutory framework is in place, citing risks of misidentification and lack of transparency.
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Cooper defends live facial recognition technology expansion amid privacy row
The Home Secretary said ‘safeguards and protections’ would govern use of the cameras. The Home Secretary has defended the Government’s expansion of live facial recognition technology as a “targeted” crackdown on high-harm offenders, amid concerns over privacy. Yvette Cooper denied the technology was being used to catch lower-level crimes such as ticket-touting, as it has been previously in Wales, and said “safeguards and protections” will govern…
Government expands police use of facial recognition vans
More live facial recognition (LFR) vans will be rolled out across seven police forces in England to locate suspects for crimes including sexual offences, violent assaults and homicides, the Home Office has announced.The forces will get access to 10 new vans equipped with cameras, which scan the faces of people walking past and check them against a list of wanted people. The government says the technology has been used in London to make 580 arres…
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