New safeguards for police facial recognition technology
New safeguards have been introduced governing how police use facial recognition technology, according to Solicitors Journal. Details of the specific measures and their scope are not available from the excerpt.
Why this matters: Facial recognition in policing is not a neutral tool. It runs on databases built from photos people never consented to share for law enforcement purposes, and it misidentifies certain groups at much higher rates. Safeguards matter, but the word covers a lot of ground. Rules that look strong on paper can still allow broad use with little accountability. The real test is whether these measures give people a way to challenge a match, and whether there are real consequences when the technology gets it wrong.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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