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25 Feb 2020

Met Police chief defends facial recognition from ‘ill-informed’ critics

by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
Advent IM News

London’s police chief has defended the use of facial recognition technology, labelling critics “ill-informed”. Read via BBCNews.

24 Jan 2020

ICO responds to MET Police announcement on the use of Facial Recognition

by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
Industry News

ICO statement in response to an announcement made by the Metropolitan Police Service on the use of live facial recognition Read via ICO.

24 Jan 2020

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Met begins operational use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology.

by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
Advent IM News

Police are to begin using facial recognition technology, despite privacy concerns. The Metropolitan Police Service has announced today, Friday, 24 January, that it will begin the operational use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology. Read more via The Met Police.