The UK government has published a £20 million procurement for tech companies to provide live facial recognition technology (FRT) to police forces across the UK.
Sad to say that, at least, the Met and Merseyside are currently using live facial recognition. They have dedicated vans and stop anyone wearing a mask near them. It has a habit of picking up racialized facial features particularly those common in BAME and GRT groups.
Sad to say that, at least, the Met and Merseyside are currently using live facial recognition. They have dedicated vans and stop anyone wearing a mask near them. It has a habit of picking up racialized facial features particularly those common in BAME and GRT groups.