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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 in London railway stations has ended with a single incorrect alert and no arrests. A freedom of information request revealed the trial cost £320,000 and consumed nearly 100 hours of police time. Critics say the figures show the technology is expensive, ineffective and prone to misidentifying innocent people, renewing calls to halt its use in policing.
Why now: The FOI-revealed cost and failure of the trial are prompting renewed debate over police use of facial recognition
LondonBritish Transport PoliceThe 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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