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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Police to use live facial recognition in Cardiff during Beyoncé concert

Face detection surveillance.
A law lecturer said the normalisation of invasive surveillance capability at events such as a concert was taking place without any real public debate. Photograph: Jochen Tack/Alamy

Police will use live facial recognition technology in Cardiff during the Beyoncé concert on Wednesday, despite concerns about racial bias and human rights.

The technology will be used in Cardiff city centre, but not at the stadium, to “support” the artist’s concert at the Principality stadium by identifying wanted individuals and ensuring safeguarding, South Wales police said, as the artist kicks off the UK leg of her first solo headline tour in seven years.

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