On February 20, IPVM visited another live face rec deployment by London police, but this time the system was thwarted by technical problems and poor weather conditions, even getting called off early. New cameras we also used, although they were of a model that wasn't well suited to the task.
With no arrests and poor implementation, privacy rights group Big Brother Watch described this deployment as a "complete police failure". In this post, we examine the system's issues, new specs, and more, including:
Background
Video Walkthrough
New Cameras With Lower Resolution Used
Weather-related Challenges: Umbrellas, Hoodies
Deployment Called Off Due to Software Glitch
Passerby Reaction
Activists Call Out "Complete Police Failure"
Final Analysis: Long List of Problems
Met Police Response
Conclusion
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** **** *******, ******'* Metropolitan ****** (*** ***)************* *****, *** *** first ****, ***** *********** use ** **** **** recognition (***) ** ***** to ***** **** ** "serious *****".
**** ********** ******* * February ** ************ **** ******. ******* conditions **** ****, ******** we ***** **** ***** have ****** ********. ******* prominent ***** *** ****** avoiding *** ********* **** or ******** ***** ***** as **** ****** *******.
Latest ********** ** ****** ******
** ******** **, *** Met ******* *** *** van ** ********* ****** ************** *** ***** ** London. **** ** *** of *** **** *********/******************** ** *** ** London *** * ***** subway ****.
Big ******* ***** *********: "******** ****** *******"
* ******** ******** ** LFR ***********, ******* ****** group*** ******* *********** ** ** ******* the *********. **** ***** with *** ********,****** *****, ***** *** *** of ***, *** ***** concerns ***** *** ************ on ***** *********:
***** ** * ********** [emphasis ****]:
**** *******, *** ************ Police ********* **** **** were ***** ** *** live ****** *********** *** they **** **** *** the **** *** ***** in ********** ****.Instantly, *** ********** ** ******, ****'** ******* ** *** ***** **** ***** ** **** ******* *******. But for us this is exhausting. This whole technology, this ***** ********* *** **** ****** **** *** ***** really. There's no way that a mass surveillance technology should be being used in London, a democratic city. This isn't something anyone's voted for, this isn't something anyone wants, and it *****'* **** ****. Yet again we've **** **** * ******** ****** *******. We've seen two young black boys being stopped and made late on their way to work, searched, cuffed, put in the back of a car for no reason before being let go again. This is atrocious and Parliament urgently ***** ** **** ****** ** *** **.
****** *****: **** ** skeptical **** *** *****-*** model ******** ** *** police *** **** ********** was ***********. ***** ********** could **** ** **** errors ***** *** *****'* 400m ****-***** ******** **** not **** ** ******* use **** *** **** scenario.
**** *******, ************** ********: this ********** ******** ** no ******* ** *******. However, *** ****** ******** led ** *** ****-***-****** of *** ***** *** who **** ******* ** any **********, ***** ****** discrimination/racism ********.
***** *** ***** ****** of *** ********* *** the ************ ***** **** almost ***** ******** *** to **** * ***'* help *** ***** **** is ****** * ****** opinion ********.
**** *** *** ***** this ** ***** *********, as ****** **** ******* out **** *** ***** this ** ***** ****** interest *** *******.
* ***** ** ******* to *** ***** *** London ********** **** *** measure *** ******* ** these ********** ***** ** criminals ******, ******* **** be **** *** ******** of ****** **** ****** recognition ** ****** *** do *** *** *** more ********* ** ** then **** ** ** the ******* ******* ****** their *******. ** **** point ****** *** **** facial *********** ******** ****** all ****** ***********.
**** *******, *** ************ Police ********* **** **** were ***** ** *** live ****** *********** *** they **** **** *** the **** *** ***** in ********** ****.Instantly, *** ********** ** ******, ****'** ******* ** *** ***** **** ***** ** **** ******* *******. But for us this is exhausting. This whole technology, this ***** ********* *** **** ****** **** *** ***** really. There's no way that a mass surveillance technology should be being used in London, a democratic city. This isn't something anyone's voted for, this isn't something anyone wants, and it *****'* **** ****. Yet again we've **** **** * ******** ****** *******. We've seen two young black boys being stopped and made late on their way to work, searched, cuffed, put in the back of a car for no reason before being let go again. This is atrocious and Parliament urgently ***** ** **** ****** ** *** **.
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Michael Gonzalez
02/24/20 04:56pm
**** *** ****** ** the **** *****-**. *** would ***** **** **** testing *** **********, ***'* want ** ****** *** variables ********* ** *** performance ** *** ****** recognition ********** ** ******** the ***** ** **** hardware *** ** ** the ****.
*** **** *****-** ****** at ****** **** ****, perimeter, *******, *** ******** installation ************, *** ** much ** ****** **** this. ********* **+ ***** have **** * *** more ***** *** ******** detail.
* **** ****'** ********* about ***** *** *******, but ** ** **** I, **** ***** ********* wouldn't **** **** ****** as *****. *** *** test ** **** *** technology ** **** ** the ********** *** ***** deployment ******* ******* ********* to **********. **** *** people ******'* ** ******** to ***** **. ***** in ** *** ************...
**, ****** ******* ************** rant ****. * **** everyone *** * ***** weekend.
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Kyle Folger
**** ******** ** ** the *******:******* ****** ****** ** Image *******
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Undisclosed Integrator #1
*** ** **** *** governments ***** ***** ** feel **** ********** ** all **** *****’* **** that ****. *** ** perfect ********** ****** *********** works. ** *** **** world *** ** ****. Not ***** *** ** least.
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Undisclosed Integrator #2
** "*** ******* *****" are ******* *** **** the ****** *****'* ****? Surely * ****** ***** doesn't ******* ***** ***** is * **** *****? Governments **** ****** **** money ** ***** ** keep *******, ******* ********* is * ***** *****.. If ** ****'* *** new ********** ** ***** have ****** ******.
***** ***** ** ** doesn't ****** **** * copper ****** ***** *** identify ** **** *******, using **** ** ***** head. *** **** * camera *****'* ** *** get *********..
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William Graham
** ** **** ** their ****** *** ******** logging *** ******* ****** data? ** ** **** were **** ****** ***** and ********* ** * database ** ***** "******* criminals"?
** *** ***** ******** is ****, **** * understand *** ******* ********. However, * ** ******* as ** *** **** would ** ********* *** facial **** **** * database. ******* *** ***** details ******* * ****, wouldn't *** ****** **** be **** ** *** a ****** **;
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**** **********: * **** nothing ** ** ******* laws.
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Shawn Jepson
***** *** ***** ****** of *** ********* *** the ************ ***** **** almost ***** ******** *** to **** * ***'* help *** ***** **** is ****** * ****** opinion ********.
**** *** *** ***** this ** ***** *********, as ****** **** ******* out **** *** ***** this ** ***** ****** interest *** *******.
* ***** ** ******* to *** ***** *** London ********** **** *** measure *** ******* ** these ********** ***** ** criminals ******, ******* **** be **** *** ******** of ****** **** ****** recognition ** ****** *** do *** *** *** more ********* ** ** then **** ** ** the ******* ******* ****** their *******. ** **** point ****** *** **** facial *********** ******** ****** all ****** ***********.
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Paul Anderson
***** ******, ** ****** recognition.... ******* ***** **** protection ******** ***** **** DPA2012 *** ****. ***** are ****** *********** ********* that ***** **** *** GDPR *********, *** **** about *** *** ****? Now *** ** ** in *** ********** ****** of ****** - *** known ** *** (******** Union ****) **** ******* are *****?**** ******** ♛ ** LinkedIn: #****** *** *** future ** #***********
** **** ****** ** professional ******** ***** ******** in ********** **** **** and ******* * ****** of ***** ****** ****.
*** ** *** **** about ****, ** ** about ***** ******, *** Legality ** ***. **** is *** ******* *** capturing ****? **** ** the ******* *** ******* stopping ******* ******** ? If * *** **** stopped, * ***** ******** make * *****, ***** i *** **** ******** by *** ***** ********* - ***** **** **** a **** *** ******* them **** ** ******* 82 *** **** *******!
* ** *** *** using ********** *** **** it *** ***** ** installed, ******* **** ******* and ********, ******* ** open ** *******.
**** ** ******* -**** 2109 ....
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Undisclosed Integrator #2
****** **** *** *** today.
*** ****** ***** ******* facial *********** **** '***-********' critics - *** ****
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Charles Rollet
******: *** *** ******** for *** ***, ************ Cressida ****, **** **** a******* ******** ***** *** ******** defended *** ***. ****** interested ** **** ***** should ***** *** *** comments ** ***, ********** ** **:**.
****'* ******* ****** ** 5 **** ******:
*** ************ **** ***-******* people *******'* ** *******, especially ** *** *** of ****** *****:
*** ************ ******* **** on *** ***** **** the ***'* *** (***** is ***'* *******) *** no ****** ****:
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Undisclosed End User #5
**** ***** ** **** been *** *** ***** the **********. **** *** the ******?
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Charles Rollet
*****'* ** ****** **** the *** ******** ***** *** ***********, showing ***** **** *******:
** *** *** ************ ******* ******* ** Stratford (**** ******)*** ******* **** ****** with *,*** ***** ****. The ****** ****** ********** this ******* ** ***** was * ***** ****, i.e. ** ******* *** to *** ********* ******. The ***'* ****** ****** Circus *** ********** ** Feb ** (***** ** did *** *****) *** 7 "*********" ****** *** 1 "********", ********* ** 1 ******.
** ***, ****'* ***** separate ****-*******, ********-********* ****** operations *** *** *** arrest.
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