[ad_1] The facial recognition criteria police in the United Kingdom use is so vague that it could be used to target “literally anybody,” according to criticism from a senior MP. Sky News reports that it has seen internal documents from South Wales Police, the police force at the forefront of facial recognition technology in the […]
[ad_1] Britain has a close relationship with security cameras. London alone has one of the highest ratios of surveillance cameras per citizen in the developed world. Estimates from 2002 put the number of surveillance cameras in Greater London at more than 500,000; around 110 are used by the City of London Police, according to data […]
[ad_1] A major vendor of police body cameras, Axon, has decided against adding facial recognition to its products over “ethical concerns.” “In addition, there are technological limitations to using this technology on body cameras,” Axon’s CEO said in a blog post on Thursday. “Consistent with the board’s recommendation, Axon will not be commercializing face matching […]