UK policing minister pushes for greater use of facial recognition
Financial Times
23-05-15 23:19
The UK's policing minister, Chris Philp, has called for the national rollout of facial recognition technology across police forces, according to an academic report submitted to parliament on Tuesday. The systems have faced concerns over their legality and accuracy, and the European Union is soon to ban facial recognition in public spaces due to privacy and rights concerns. The report found Philp "expressed his desire to embed facial recognition technology in policing and is considering what more the government can do to support the police on this".