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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Callum Parke and Danny Halpin

Pair lose High Court challenge against Metropolitan Police over use of live facial recognition technology

The ruling comes after the government previously defended plans to expand the use of facial recognition across England and Wales - (Andrew Matthews/PA)

A High Court challenge against the Metropolitan Police's use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in London has been dismissed.

Youth worker Shaun Thompson, who was previously misidentified by the system, and Silkie Carlo of campaign group Big Brother Watch, spearheaded the legal action.

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