On June 22, Western Australian police became the nation’s first law enforcement agency to use live facial recognition technology to find persons of interest.
The trial involves a clearly marked van with cameras driving around Perth and Mandurah. It scans the faces of everyone it passes, comparing them against a watchlist of about 4,000 people. It includes those with outstanding arrest warrants, reportable offenders, people subject to lawful exclusion orders, and missing persons.
