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Facial recognition cameras lead to suspect arrest every 90 minutes in crime crackdown

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Facial recognition cameras lead to suspect arrest every 90 minutes in crime crackdown
Live facial recognition cameras scanning the streets of England and Wales led to an arrest roughly every 90 minutes during deployments last year, according to data obtained through freedom of information requests. Across 369 separate operations carried out by 14 of the country's 45 territorial police forces, approximately 9.25 million faces were checked against watchlists, resulting in 1,317 people being taken into c
25 Jul, 21:09