UK Facial Recognition Essex Errors Report

By: John Honovich, Published on Jul 05, 2019

Facial recognition trials in the UK have generated significant controversy and debate over the past few years. This week, it flared again when Sky News / Guardian trumpeted that 81% of 'suspects' flagged were false. However, their posts did not analyze the details nor share the original research report. IPVM has.

london MPS police face rec report

In this report, we share and examine the 128-page report including:

  • The new and enhanced methodology that Essex used to analyze these results from more recent facial recognition trials in 2018 and 2019.
  • Why police / human review of matches was so critical and so difficult
  • How the 'accuracy' statistics vary and what the tradeoffs in different approaches were
  • How logs recorded show logistical challenges
  • How UK / EU / GDPR rules for consent complicate the challenges involved
  • China / PRC facial recognition systems contrasted

****** *********** ****** ** the ** **** ********* significant *********** *** ****** over *** **** *** years. **** ****, ** flared ***** ******* **** / ******** trumpeted **** **%** '********' ******* **** false. *******, ***** ***** did *** ******* *** details *** ***** *** original ******** ******. **** has.

london MPS police face rec report

** **** ******, ** share *** ******* *** 128-page ****** *********:

  • *** *** *** ******** methodology **** ***** **** to ******* ***** ******* from **** ****** ****** recognition ****** ** **** and ****.
  • *** ****** / ***** review ** ******* *** so ******** *** ** difficult
  • *** *** '********' ********** vary *** **** *** tradeoffs ** ********* ********** were
  • *** **** ******** **** logistical **********
  • *** ** / ** / **** ***** *** consent ********** *** ********** involved
  • ***** / *** ****** recognition ******* **********

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Report ********

************* ** ***** ***** Rights ****** *** ******** a ***-**** ******:

Observing ******

*** **** ********* ********** of **** ***** *** here ** ** ********** observe *** ****** ****** recognition *********** ** **** they ***** *** **** happened **** *** ****** were ******* *** ****** recognition *** ********** *******. The ***** **** ***** report ***** *** * trials **** ********:

Problems ********* **** *********** *******

*** ******* ******* *** perhaps **** ********** ******* of *** ****** ** that ********* *** ***** difficulty ******** ********* *******, i.e., ** *** ****** on *** ****** *** same ****** ** *** person *** ****** *********** system **** ********?

** ***** **** *** 6 ******, *** ****** were *** **** ******* the ***** *** *** person ** *** ****** so **** ******* *** person, *** **** ** 8 ** ***** ** times *** *** ****** flagged ** *** ****** the ****** ****** ** the ******, ** *** chart ***** *****:

***** ********* **** *** unreliability ** ****** ********* the ****** ** * key *******:

Sky **** **% *********

*** **% ******** ** Sky **** ******** ** matches **** *** ****** were **** ** ******* dismiss ** ***** ***** matches (*.*., *** ****-**** surveillance ***** *** ******* much ********* **** *** watchlist *****):

***********, *** **% ** wrong ** ***** **** only ** ******* **** were **** ** ** verified *** ** *****, 30 **** ******** ** being *****, *** * rate ** **.*%. *** difference ** **** * matches **** ****** ** be ********. ****** ***, the **** ** '****'.

Debate **** **********

**** *********** * ****** on *** ** ******* the *********** ** ***** systems.

************* ****** ******** **** use *** ***** ******* of ***** ******* ****** them ********** ** **% or ******. *** ****** mentions **** ********:

** **** ****, *** system ****** ******* ********* of ***** ** ****** walking ** **** ***** 6 ****** ********* **** ****** ** be *****. ********** ** this *** (*** ** false / **,*** ***** scanned) ***** * ***** positive **** ** **** 0.3% ** ** '********' of **.*%).

***** ** *****? **** are, ** **** *****. The ******** ******* ***** is **** ********.

Hard ** Visually ******

*** ******* ** **** it ** **** ** visually ****** ******* * match ** ***** ** wrong. ****** **** *****. For *******, ** ********* *********** ****, **** had ** ******** '*************'******* *** ****** *** generating *** **** ******, e.g.:

*** **** *** ********* high ******* ***** ******, not ************ ***** ***** where ******, ********, ******** variances, ***. *** **** it **** **** ** know *** **** ** just ******* ** * screen.

*************, *** ***** *** not ******* *** ******** of *** ******* ** show *** **** ** was ** **** ******* the ********* ***** *** the ****-**** *****.

Logs **** **********

*** *********** ******** * detailed *** ** ************ for *** ** *** test ***********. ** ******** one ******* **** ** front ** * ******* being ********:

** **** ******** ******** mistakes. ******* *** **** interesting ** * ** them ********* **** * minutes. ** *** *****, the ********* ******** ***** whether * ***** ** accurate *** *** ****** one ***** ***** *** ready ** ****** ***** they **** *** ******** processing *** *****:

*** *********** ******* ** that **** ** ***** have ********** *** ********** scores (** *.** *** 0.60). *** ****** ***** that *** **** *********** vendor (***) *** * threshold ** *.**:

*** ******* ********** ***** can ** ********, *** higher ** **, *** more ****** *** ****** rejects ***** ******* *** misses **** ******* *** vice *****. ** **** not ****** ***'* ****** recognition ** ** ****** opine ** *********** ******** but ******* **** ***** would ********* ****** ***** matches *** *** ******* "81%" ***** ****.

Technology ************

*** ****** ***** **** the **** ************ *** the ******* **** ********:

** ******* **** ******** about **** ******* **** used.

Positioning *** *******

*** ******* **** ********* mounted ********, ** ****, as *** ***** ***** from *** ****** *****:

*** *********** ******** ******* is **** *** *** strove ** ******* ******* and ***** ********* **** facial *********** *** ***** performed, ** **** ******* notes:

** *** **** ****, some ****** **** ******** after ******** *** ****** recognition:

China / *** **********

*** ******'* ******** ** China (***) ****** ** such ****** ******* ** facial *********** *** **** it **** *** ******* of *********** ******** ** it ** ************* ********** to ******** *** *********** of ***** *******.

**** ** **** ************** is *** **** ***** PRC ****** *********** ******* work (****** ***** **** been ******* ********* ** the ********, *.*.************************* ***********).

*** ******* **** *** PRC ****** *********** ******* is **** **** **** more ***** ***** ***** on ****, **** ******** data, **** ********* ****** (i.e., ******** ******** **), and **** (** **) legal ************.

*** ******* **** ** that ****** **** *******, especially **** *** *** dealing **** ***** ********** (e.g., ****** **** *** a *** ******* ** a *** ********, ***** PRC ******* ****** ***** have ********). ** ** inevitable **** ***** *** going ** ** ******** mistakes **** **** **** humans ** ******** ****** if **** **** ***** accuracy ** ********.

**********, ***** **** **** and ******* *** ****** about ***** *** ******* performance, ** **** ** hard ** ****** **** how **** ** *****.

UK ****** *********** ******?

***** ******* **** ********** about *** ****** ** facial *********** ** *** UK. ***** *** **** to *** **** (*******, software, *********, ***.) *** the **** ** ******* informed *******, ** ** hard ** *** **** as ***** * '**********' or *********** *******. ***** are ****** *** *** people ***** ******** *** the **** *** ********** involved.

**** ********* *** ****** as *** ********** ******** but *** ********** ** visually ********* ****** *** likely ** ************* ****** given *** **** ****** look ***** ********** ***** the *********** ** ***** quality ** ********** *******, open ****** ***********.

Comments (3)

Slava H

07/05/19 11:24pm

*********** ******, ***** ***. It's ****** ** *** real **** ***** *******.

******** ******* ****** ***** NEC **** **** ********* by ********** ********** ** Justice *****://***.****.***/*****/*******/******/**********-*****-******-********-*******-**-*************-******-***********-********

** *** ***** **** NN ******* ** ****** face ******** (*****, *** and ****..) ******** ****** in **** **** ********, where ******* ***/*** ******* are **** *** **** position ** *** ** perfect ** ** ********.

** ********** *** "******" (we *** ** ****** to **** *********) ** has **** ******** **** recognition ********** *** ************ performed **** ** ******* NIST *****. 

Undisclosed Integrator #1

07/08/19 12:31pm

************* ****** ******** **** use *** ***** ******* of ***** ******* ****** them ********** ** **% or ******....

** **** ****, *** system ****** ******* ********* of ***** ** ****** walking ** **** ***** 6 ****** *** **** 30 **** ****** ** be *****. ********** ** this *** (*** ** false / **,*** ***** scanned) ***** * ***** positive **** ** **** 0.3% ** ** '********' of **.*%).

** *** ************* ** any *** **** ***** negatives **** ******* ** their **********? *** *** this ** ********* **** sounds ****** *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 07/08/19 12:42pm

** *********, ************* ********* just **** *** ***** numbers, *.*.,**** ** * ********* explanation:

** '*** *** **%' is ****** *****. **** does ** *** **%? How **** ***** *** it **, ***.?

***** *** ********* **** to **** ***** ********* into *******, ** ***** is ** ******** ******** between ***** ********* *** false *********.

* ********** ********* *** ******** ***** to *********** ****, *.*.:

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*******, ** ************ *********, they *** ******, ** ever *****.

 

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