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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Izzie Addison and George Lithgow

Met police using facial recognition in fresh crackdown on e-bike phone snatchers

London’s Metropolitan Police is deploying facial recognition technology in a bid to curb the use of illegal e-bikes.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley lauded the technology as one of the most significant innovations in crime-fighting in decades, asserting it has already aided in the apprehension of thousands of criminals.

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