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UK police facial recognition trial scans 500K faces with no arrests

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A six-month trial of live facial recognition technology by British Transport Police at London railway stations scanned over 500,000 individuals. The initiative, which cost more than 320,000 pounds, resulted in a single alert but no arrests. The system did, however, produce one false positive. AI

IMPACT This trial highlights the current limitations and costs associated with widespread facial recognition deployment, potentially influencing future policy decisions on AI surveillance.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes the results of a trial of a technology, which falls under research or policy evaluation. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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UK police facial recognition trial scans 500K faces with no arrests

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 500K Facial Recognition Scans at UK Stations Yield Zero Arrests, One False Positive A six-month British Transport Police trial of live facial recognition at L

    📰 500K Facial Recognition Scans at UK Stations Yield Zero Arrests, One False Positive A six-month British Transport Police trial of live facial recognition at London railway stations scanned more than 500,000 faces, cost over 320,000 pounds, and produced just one alert with no ar…

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