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UK Met Announces Plan to Scale Drones, Live Facial Recognition and AI in Fight Against Criminals

Homeland Security Today · · International · Surveillance & Civil Liberties

The UK Metropolitan Police has unveiled plans to significantly expand its use of drones, live facial recognition technology, and AI-powered tools as part of a broader law enforcement strategy targeting criminal activity.

Why this matters: Scaling live facial recognition across public spaces raises serious concerns about mass surveillance of individuals who are never suspected of wrongdoing, with biometric data collection creating persistent identification risks that traditional policing methods do not.

Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · AI governance · Policy

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