London Live Police Face Recognition Visited

By: Kayleigh Long and Charles Rollet, Published on Feb 13, 2020

London police have officially begun using live facial recognition in select areas of the UK capital, sparking significant controversy.

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Cameras/Software ****

*** ****** ********* ** two **** ******* ***** on *** ** * prominently ****** ****** ***:

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Camera ******/*****

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Prominent *******

******* *** ********* - there **** **** ***** placed ***** ** **** from **** **** ** the ******* **** ****** "Police **** ****** *********** In ***", ***** **** small **** ***** ****:

****** ******** *** ***** live ****** *********** ********** to **** ****** *** are ****** *** ******* crimes. **** *** ****** of ****** ****** ** police *** ****** **** the **********. ***** ** no ***** *********** *** you ** **** ******* the *** ******. ** you **, **** ****** an ***** ** *********, the ****** **** *********** and ************* ****** **** biometric ****. *** **** information ** *****.***.******.**/***

*** **** *** ***** and **** ***** **** over *** **** ******* by *********.

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*** ***** ***** ****** is ******* ******** *** ***** *** this **********. ***** *** GDPR ******** ********* ********* identification ******* ** ********** *, *** *********** **** a******** ***** ************** ** **** *********.

Police ******** ** *,*** ****** *********

****** **** ********* ********* to * ********* ** 5,000 ******, * ****** official******* ********. ** ****, police **** **** **** were **** ******* *** offenders ********* ** "******* and ******* ******" ********* assault, *******, ******** ****** harm, ******, ** **** as ***** **** *********** court ******. *** ***** that ***** *** ********* are******* ** ****; ********* faces *** *********** *******.

** ******* ** * match, ****** **** **** they ***** ****** ****** the ******* *** ******* to ****** *** ***** before ****** *** *******. IPVM *** ***** ***** did *** ******* *** arrests ***** **** *** the *** *** *** disclosed *** ****** ******* of **** ********** ** others.

Passerby ********: ******** ****, ****** *****

**** ********* ******* ** read *** **** *** then ****** ******* ******* somewhat *************/*******. * *** passersby ******* ***** ***** - **** ****** ********** down, *** ***** ******* over ***** ******, ** tightened ***** *******. ** the ****** *********, **** ** *** illegal:

****** *** ****** *** to **** **** *** LFR ******; **'* *** an ******* ** ********** ‘obstruction’ ** ***** **.

Minorities ************ ****

**** ******** **** ****** from ******** *********** **** especially ******** (* ********** concern ************* ******) *** ******* *** area ********, ****** ***** pedestrians. **** *** * black ****** (*** *** woman) ******** *** **** until *** ***** ******* her ******* **** ********. We **** ******** * man ** ****** ******* descent ****** *********** ***** the ******.

Future *********** *******

**** ***** ****** ******* there ***** ** **** deployments. ** **** **** this ***** ****** "***** once * *****" *** police *** *** ******* exactly **** *** *****. The *** *** *** released *** **** ** official ******** *** *** deployments (**** ** ******.)

Obvious ********* **********

**** **** **** ********,**** solution ***** *** ******* in ******** ******* ******** from * ********* **********:

  • **** ***********, *** **** that *** ******** *** prominently *** ****** ********* meant **** ****** **** immediately ********** *** ******** their ***** ** ******* the **** ********. *********, this ******* *** ****** recognition *********, ** *** impossible, ** **** *****.
  • *** ******* **** *******; while *** ******* ********** when **** ******* **** decent, ****** ***** **** or **** **** ******** would ** ***********. **** means *** **** *** was ********* ** *******, unlike * ****** ****** indoors (*.*. * ****** station ** *********** *******.)
  • *** ******** **** ******* on ******** ******* ******* a **** ******, ****** trafficked ****, ** ***** below. * ******* ***** low ***** *** ** caught.

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Privacy ***** ******** "**** ******* ** *** ***** *********"

********* ******* ******* *****,* ** ******* ****** group, **** ******* ** the ********** ******* *** anti-face *********** ********, ** pictured *** ********* ***** ***** ***** politician **** ********:

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**’** ******* ** *** Met’s ******** ** ****** Stratford **** ****** *********** surveillance *** *****. **** will ** *** ***** time *** ************ *** been ******* ** **** diverse **** *** **** previous ********** *** ** a ***% ***************** **** with * ***** ***** man ******* *******. **** is * ******** ***** of ****** **** *** public *****, *** * huge ******* ** *** civil *********. **’** ********** disappointed **** [****** *****] Sadiq **** *** ***** the ***** ***** ** this ********** *** ****** mass ************. ********* ** one ** ******’* ******* shopping ***** *** ********* hubs *** ********* ** innocent ****** **** ** scanned ** ****** ******* their *******. ********** ****** urgently **** ****** ***** this ****.”

*** "***% ***************** ****" cited ** *** ** a ********* ** * BBW ****** ***** *******% ***** ************ *** ******** ****** police ****** *********** ******, based ** ******* ** Information ******** **** ********. However** *********** ******* *** ****** ***** the ***'* ******* ****** mismatched ***** **% ** the ****, *.*. *** of ** *******, * were ******* (**** ***** includes **** **** ****, so *** ****** ***** be **** ******** *****.)

******* ****** **************** ******* *** **********, with *** ***************** *** "** ***** on *** *******" *** sharing ** ****-****** *******************.

*** ********** ****'* **** among ******* ****** *********. Paul *****, *** ** government's ********** ************,****** * ************* *** *** ****** not **** ******** **** system ******* ************* ******** and ****** *** "****** governance ** *** ********* technologies". (*** ** ********* has ** *********** ************ regulating ********* ************ **** or ****** ***********).

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**** ** ********* **** this ********** ********** **** be ******, ********** ***** the ****** ********. ** a ********* *****, *** way ****** ****** *** currently ***** **** ********** could *** ** ******* fear ****** **** ******** criminals. *******, ***** *** Met ******** *** ****** results, ** ******* ********* to **** ******** ***********.

Comments (9)

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Ross Vander Klok

IPVMU Certified | 02/13/20 01:19pm

**** ***********, ****** *** the ******. * ** also ********* ** **** be ****** ** **** type ** ********** *** only ******* ** *** the ***** **** ********* say "***'* **** ******* here ** *** *** a ********"!

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

02/13/20 01:29pm

**** ********** **** * large **** * ***** ask “*** ** *** eat ** ********? *** bite ** * ****”. While **** ***** **** an ******** ** ********, it’s * **** ** gaining **********.

**** **** ***** ****** and ********** ***** *****. I *** *** **** visibility ** * *** of *********, ********** *** creating ** ******** *** can *** *** *** overall *** ** *** technology.

****, ** ****** *** numb ** ******** **, it **** ** ******** in * ****** ***.

****.

Undisclosed End User #2

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 02/13/20 02:05pm

* ***** *** **** it ********* ** *** way *** ***. **** are ***** ** ** a *** ** ******* the **** *** ****** people **** ** *** care *** **** ***** that ***** ** ********** are ************ ********, **** like *******, "**** **** around ** *** ***'* want **** **** ** be ****. ***** **** mitigate *** ******** **** time ** ** ****** avoidable *** ** ** will **** ** **** the ******* ****** **** revolting **** **** ***** actual *********** ** **** will **** "**** **** before *** ** ****'* a *** ****."

Malcolm Rutherford

02/13/20 04:52pm

***** ** ** **** that **** ********** ****** recognition ********** ** ******** to ** * ******* it *** **, ** others **** *****, * proving ****** *** *** underlying ************. ********, ** an ******, ** **** almost **** ** ** set ** *** *******. One *****'** *******, ***** the *********** ** *** technology *** **** ********** practices **** ** ****** location **** ********** ******** would've **** * ****** bet. *** ** ******* the ****** ******* ** the ****** **** *** being **** **** ********** "blacklist".

**** ****** *** ***** us ******* ** *** potential ** ****** *********** and **** ********** ************ where ** *** **** proven ** ** **** much **** *********.

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Markus Lahtinen

02/16/20 08:31pm

**** ********* ****! ****** for ****. * **** tight *********** **** *** Swedish ******** ******, *** they *** ******* **** the ******** ** ****** recognition. **** ********** ********* has ******* **** ***, but ******* ******* ******** Police ******** ****** ** use ****** ***********. * am ******* ***** *** Forensic *** - * was ***** ** * major ******* ********* ***** it, *** ** ***** was **** *** ******** use ***** ** ** increase *** ********** ** scanning ****** ********* *****-********* to ******** ******** ******* of ********. ** ** know ******** ***** **** specific *** ****?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Markus Lahtinen | 02/16/20 08:34pm

******, ****** *** *** feedback! * **** *** Charles ********* ** *** specifics ****.

** *** ******** ***, I ****** ** ******* -********* ** ***** - NY ***** ****** **** "Might *** *******", *** *** ******** already ********* **** *** this *** ****** * national *********** ** *** US ***** ******** *** of ****** ***********.

* ***'* **** ***** Europe *** ******** ****** recognition *** **** **** used ** ******* ** police *********** ****** ********* limited ** ******** *********, not ********** ****** ***** pictures / *****.

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Charles Rollet

In reply to John Honovich | 02/17/20 11:27am

** ******, ****'* * good ********.

** *** **, ****** definitely ** "******** ***" or "****** ********". *** example, ******** ****** **** two ******** ****** *** Identify *** *** ******. AFR ******** ******** "************* identification ** *********** **** older (**** **,
*** ****) **** ******* or **** ***** ******" whereas *** ****** ******** vehicles **** ** ****** scanning ******'* ***** ****,** *** ****** ******.

* ********* *********** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******'* *** of *** ******** (***** also **** ***) **** 2017-2018. *** *********** ******* was **** * ***** issue *** **** ***** quality ** ********' ******:

** ******* ****** ********, however, **** * *********** proportion ** *** ****** being ********* ** ******** were *** ** ********** quality. *** **** **** finding **** **** ***** images ********* ** **** from ****** *** *****, were ****** **** **** displayed ** ******* *** then ************ ***** *** officer’s ****** *****.

*** ****** ********* ****** results, **** *** ********'* latest ********* ********* *** "possible *******" (*.*. ********) and ******* ** *** "charging *********" [*.*. ******** charges.]

*** ***** ********. ***** both **** **** *** and ******** *** ******* biometrics ***** ****** *********** *********(*** **** *** ** police), **'* ***** **** live *** ******** **** controversy. ** **'* **** in ***** *****, ** becomes * **** ******* sign ** ****** ************, and ****** "***** ******" style ********. ** **'* done ********, *** ****** the ****** ***** ***, there's ******** ***** ** be ** ******, ************* * ******* *********** last ****. ** *** UK, **** ** *** scrutiny ** **** *** is ** *** **** deployment ****** **** ******** use, *.*. *** ******* Watch *** **************** **** ***.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

02/17/20 08:24am

** *********** ****** *** it *****'* ****** ******* the ******* ****** ********* in *** **.

** **** **** **** the ** ***, ******* the **** ********** **** on ****** ***** **** in *** ***** *** in ******* ************ *** will ****** (** ****) hear * ****** ***** against **. ******, *** biggest ******* *** ********* town ******* "********* ***" ***** **** ***** installations.

**** ***** ** * journo **** * ****** van ****** ** * pavement, *** *** ******* on *** **** ******* right ** *** **** you ***** - **** is * ********* ***** as **** ** ** made ** **** ************ uncomfortable. ******, ** ***** be *****, *** ***** set ** ** *** vans *** ******* ** only ** **** * very ****** ***** **** facial *********** ** ****** used ** ****** (*** rarely ****** **** **** throat ** **** *******).

*** ******* ***** *** be *** ** ** people *** ******* *** sound ***** - *** they *** ********** ** irrelevance *** ********* ******* most ******. **** **** column ****** ** **'* makes * ***** - but **-*** ***** * blind *** ** ****** of ******** **** ***.

****** ** *** ******* in *** **** *** as ** **** *** represent *** ** (***** god *** ****). ** the **** **, ** have *** ******* ** public ***** **** *** have ******** ** ** every ***** **** ****** recognition ***** *** ******* progression **** **** ***. Indeed, *** ******* *** nearly ****** **** (******** I ****** ** ** colloquial) ** "** ***'** nothing ** **** - why ***** ***** **". In *** ****** *** author ***** ***** ** find *** ********* ** an ******* ** *** colour **** *** ***** is ******** ****** *****. That ****, *'* ****** sure ** ****** ***** other ******* ***** ***** be **** **** **** and ********** - **** not ** *** **. In *** **** ******** area ***** **** *** placed ***'** **** ******* in ****** ** ****, anti-Semitism, ****'* *** ********** Class * ***** - together **** *** ******* Watch *** **********'* ********* their *****. **** ** a ********** *******.

Malcolm Rutherford

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 02/17/20 04:47pm

***** ** ** ********* true **** ********** "****** space" **** ** ****** deployed ** *** ** it **, ** ** mind, *** **** ***** how ********* ** ** been ** *** ******* purpose. ***** ** ***, undoubtedly, **** ********* **, as *** ***, ** desensitizing *** ****** ******* they *** "***** ************". The *******, **** * modern *****-**-***-*** ** ****** recognition, ** **** ** is *** ************ ********* when ******** **** *** sorts ** ********* ********* dominated ** ****** ***** CCTV. **** ***** ***** of **** ***** *** good ** ******** *** movements ****** ***, ** the ******, *** **** see ********* *********** ** different ** ***** *******. But *** ***, *** face ***********, **** *** universally ****. *********, ** was *********, *** ******* of *** ******* ****** images ** ********* ********* when ** ***** ** decent ******** *******. ****** space ***** ****, *********, does *** ******** ****** of ********** *******.

*******, *** ******* ****** deployments ** ********** *** limited ***** ** **** ways **** ********** *** be **** ********* ******.

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