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­­­­FACIAL RECOGNITION | MENRUS.CO.UKDeveloped in the 60s, facial recognition is a bit of a catch-all term for any technology that involves recognising and cataloguing human faces. The systems that make this happen are computer technologies capable of recognising and identifying an individual from a digital image/ photo or video source. The technology has come a long way since then and the reason we've included something on this website is because the police are using it, in London and elsewhere.

"Facial recognition frequently sparks two distinct fears: that it will not work well enough, or that it will work too well. The first concern highlights the fact that the technology, still in its infancy, is prone to false positives and false negatives, particularly when used with noisy imagery, such as that harvested from CCTV cameras installed years or decades ago. When that technology is used to arrest, convict or imprison people, on a possibly faulty basis, it can cause real harm. Worse, the errors are not evenly distributed; facial recognition systems have regularly been found to be inaccurate at identifying people with darker skin."

What is facial recognition - and how do police use it? | The Guardian | 24 Jan 2020

Some of the pros and cons of facial recognition

  • Pros include public security and tackling crime, fast and non-invasive identity verification (eg: passport control) and tackling banking fraud
  • Cons include data privacy concerns, erosion of civil freedoms, lack of regulation, racial bias, reliability, and cost

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Legal victory over facial recognition | BBC Radio 4 | 14 Aug 2020

Facial recognition could transform policing in same way as DNA, says Met chief | The Guardian | 11 Sep 2023
Police accused over use of facial recognition at King Charles’s coronation | The Guardian | 3 May | 2023
Live facial recognition labelled ‘Orwellian’ as Met police push ahead with use | The Guardain | 5 Apr 2023
Watchdog warns rules not keeping up with surveillance tech | BBC | 10 Feb 2023
UK police use of live facial recognition unlawful and unethical, report finds | The Guardian | 27 Oct 2022
US facial recognition firm faces £17m UK fine for ‘serious breaches’ | The Guardian | 29 Nov 2021
Facial recognition firm faces possible £17m privacy fine | BBC | 29 Nov 2021
London is buying heaps of facial recognition tech | Wired | 27 Sep 2021
ICO watchdog 'deeply concerned' over live facial recognition | BBC News | 18 Jun 2021
 Is police use of face recognition now illegal in the UK? | New Scientist | 11 Aug 2020
 Facial recognition use by South Wales Police ruled unlawful | BBC News | 11 Aug 2020
 Snapshot Paper - Facial Recognition Technology | GOV.UK | 20 May 2020
 Met police deploy live facial recognition technology | The Guardian | 11 Feb 2020
What is facial recognition - and how do police use it? | The Guardian | 24 Jan 2020

Facial recognition technology scrapped at King's Cross site | 2 Sep 2019 | The Guardian
Surveillance software switched off at prestigious development after backlash

How does facial recognition work and is it safe? | WIRED Explains | Wired UK | 10 Feb 2020 | 5m 50s
Facial recognition cameras to be turned on in London | Sky News | 24 Jan 2020 | 1m 57s
The pros and cons of facial recognition | The Telegraph | 21 May 2019 | 1m 49s
Fines and facial recognition | BBC Click | 17 May 2019 | 3m 19s
How does facial recognition work? | Brit Lab | BBC Earth Live | 26 Nov 2016 | 7m 26s

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