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UK station facial scans: 500,000 scans, zero arrests
Original: 500k facial scans at UK stations yield no arrests, 1 false positive https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9891480 # ha
British police trials of live facial recognition at railway stations have scanned roughly 500,000 faces and led to no arrests, with a single false positive match reported. Critics say the figures show the technology is intrusive, inaccurate and poor value for public money, while debate continues over surveillance in public spaces.
Why now: People are questioning the effectiveness and civil liberties implications of police facial recognition deployments in the UK.
British Transport PoliceUnited Kingdomfacial recognition technology
Evidence
- 500k facial scans at UK stations yield no arrests, 1 false positive https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9891480 # hackernews # tech · hackersnews@mastodon.cesium.pw · 1
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