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WA Police facial recognition trial scans 1.38M faces, leading to 122 arrests

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Western Australia Police conducted a five-month trial of real-time facial recognition technology, scanning over 1.38 million faces and resulting in 122 arrests. The technology was deployed in 100 operations across various locations, including the Perth Royal Show. While police reported a low error rate of 0.00065% for incorrect alerts, civil liberties advocates criticized the framing of this rate, arguing it should be measured by conviction outcomes and highlighting the potential for privacy violations and algorithmic bias. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about privacy and potential bias in law enforcement's use of AI surveillance technologies.

RANK_REASON The item details the results of a technology trial by a police force, including metrics and public reaction. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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WA Police facial recognition trial scans 1.38M faces, leading to 122 arrests

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  1. The Guardian — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Ima Caldwell and Penry Buckley ·

    Police use facial recognition to scan one million faces in WA trial leading to 122 arrests

    <p>Deployments of surveillance vans over five months result in nine false alerts and led officers to engage with 146 registered sex offenders</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.a…

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