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- 1London stations facial recognition trial ends in false positive●Trial of live facial recognition in London stations ends with a false positive and no arrests
A six-month trial of live facial recognition at London railway stations ended with a single incorrect alert, no arrests and a £320,000 bill, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. The scheme consumed almost 100 hours of police time. Critics say the outcome underlines concerns about the technology's accuracy, cost and civil liberties implications, while raising questions about how public money is spent on policing tools.
- 2500,000 facial scans at UK stations yield no arrests●500k facial scans at UK stations yield no arrests, 1 false positive
A trial of live facial recognition cameras at London railway stations scanned around 500,000 faces and produced no arrests, with one confirmed false positive. The results have drawn criticism from civil liberties groups who argue the technology is intrusive and ineffective, while its limited results are prompting fresh questions about whether facial recognition policing delivers any public safety benefit for its privacy cost.