Cutting edge facial recognition cameras used for the first time in Kirklees
West Yorkshire Police deployed facial recognition cameras in Kirklees for the first time, marking the technology's debut in that area. The rollout represents a continued expansion of live facial recognition by UK law enforcement.
Why this matters: Every time facial recognition moves into a new town, the circle of people being scanned without their knowledge gets wider. Kirklees residents going about their day are now being checked against a database by cameras they probably did not notice. That is worth knowing. The technology can misidentify people, and it disproportionately misidentifies people with darker skin. The practical question is not whether police want this tool. It is who decides where it goes, what list it checks against, and what happens when it gets someone wrong.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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