Police forces halt trials of facial recognition systems

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Government attempts to use the controversial surveillance technology are thwarted by UK forces

Police forces are pushing back against Home Office attempts to roll out facial recognition systems, dealing a harsh blow to government plans to introduce the controversial technology.

 

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Time to grow a beard and wear some sunglasses, or maybe a balaclava?

No doubt that live facial recognition when adopted in public sites will greatly improve security. Quite sure that we citizens agree on providing privacy permissions in the name of an enhanced security.

This is resistance from the outdated top brass. Yet another barrier to innovation & yet another blocker. When will they realise that tech is available that’s not ‘a chum of a chum’ tech that seems to be preferred, the forces need to grow up & get their collective acts together!

Trials are over..now what?

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