Surveillance Camera Commissioner: Just because we can use automated facial recognition it doesn’t mean we should

1st August 2019Andrew Staniforth, Policing Insight

Police trials of Automated Facial Recognition (AFR) may be controversial, but they have recently received support from the Home Secretary. Surveillance Camera Commissioner Tony Porter explains to Policing Insight the challenge of understanding AFR accuracy and the dangers of ‘surveillance creep’ impacting upon civil liberties.

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