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Trial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrests

Freedom of information request finds six-month trial cost £320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one – incorrect – alert

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29

More than 130 official suppliers willing to sell cloned UK number plates, experts find

Exclusive: Academics warn abuse of system poses major risk to policing, road safety and critical infrastructure

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2025

Valuable tool or cause for alarm? Facial ID quietly becoming part of police’s arsenal

Critics envision a dystopian future of live facial recognition cameras in England and Wales, but advocates point to the outcomes

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2025

Councils’ lack of knowledge about CCTV camera manufacturers ‘concerning’

The biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner said the findings of a newly published survey were ‘alarming’.

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

Ministers ‘want facial recognition technology embedded in every day policing’

The Met used facial recognition technology during the Coronation but ministers are pushing for an expansion

Evening Standard · May 16, 2023

Ministers looking at body-worn facial recognition technology for police

Government’s intentions revealed in document produced for surveillance camera commissioner

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023

Alarm over 'ethical and security concerns' of surveillance cameras

The security issues of imbedded spyware are compounded when security cameras are linked with biometric software.

The Canberra Times · Mar 4, 2023

Police and Welsh Government to stop using CCTV cameras linked to China, reports say

The cameras are thought to be used by three Welsh police forces

Wales Online · Feb 16, 2023

British police forces ‘shot through’ with Chinese surveillance cameras, watchdog warns

UK should be as concerned about Chinese made cameras as spy balloons, warns watchdog

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2023

Watchdog warning over police use of Chinese-made surveillance equipment

The findings come amid growing concerns about the threat of Chinese spy balloons which prompted the UK to review its security measures.

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023