Trial of live facial recognition in London stations ends with a false positive and no arrests
Freedom of information request finds six-month trial cost £320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one – incorrect – alert A six-month trial of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in London’s railway stations that cost more than £320,000 and almost 100 hours of police officers’ time ended in one false match against a watchlist of suspects and no arrests. More than half a…
A six-month trial of live facial recognition technology in London's railway stations, costing over £320,000 and consuming nearly 100 hours of police officers' time, resulted in a single incorrect alert and no arrests. The British Transport Police deployed the surveillance technology in some of the city's busiest transport hubs, scanning more than half a million faces between February and July.
The trial, conducted by the British Transport Police, aimed to help catch offenders and individuals breaching court orders. After the trial, the police announced the extension of the trial for another four months, with additional deployments planned for London Underground stations.
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