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London facial recognition trial ends with false positive and no arrests
Original: Trial of live facial recognition in London stations ends with a false positive and no arrests
A six-month trial of live facial recognition technology at London railway stations has ended with a single false positive alert and no arrests. A freedom of information request revealed the trial cost £320,000 and consumed almost 100 hours of police time. Critics say the results raise serious questions about the value and accuracy of the surveillance technology, while its cost-effectiveness is being widely questioned.
Why now: The trial's high cost and single incorrect alert have sparked debate over the effectiveness and ethics of live facial recognition policing.
Metropolitan PoliceLondonThe Guardian
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- Trial of live facial recognition in London stations ends with a false positive and no arrests · The Guardian
Freedom of information request finds six-month trial cost £320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one – incorrect – alert
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