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London's Met police to scale up use of drones and live facial recognition

UK civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch has criticised the use of technologies such as drones and facial recognition.

Euronews

Drones to police every part of London as Met chief hails 'turning point'

Forces have less spending power on tech than other public bodies and should have more freedom to keep up with developments, Sir Mark Rowley will say.

Evening Standard

Live facial recognition cameras to be installed in West End and Soho

A six-month pilot in Croydon, south London, led to 173 arrests, including one woman sought for over two decades

Evening Standard

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Met to expand use of live facial recognition into central London by Christmas

Technology to be used in six more areas next year as critics say tens of thousands of people will be forced into ‘digital police lineup’

The Guardian - UK

Facial recognition cameras heading to London’s West End in bid to cut crime

The Met Police hailed a six-month pilot programme in Croydon as a success

The Independent UK

‘This is going to make a massive difference’: iPhone snatchers are being foiled by our new Apple partnership, says the UK’s Met Police — and another clever iOS trick could be coming soon

The Met Police and Apple want to make stolen phones useless, and progress is already being made on that front.

TechRadar

Apple Kill Switch Makes Stolen iPhones Unsellable Worldwide — What Every Phone Owner Should Do Today

Apple has enabled a default kill switch that locks stolen iPhones worldwide, cutting reactivations by 60%. Here is what iPhone and Android owners should do now.

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Turn stolen phones into ‘unusable bricks’, police chief urges tech firms

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The Independent UK

Police push for phone companies to be forced to make stolen handsets unusable

Head of the Metropolitan Police Sir Mark Rowley wants to undermine the market for stolen phones by reducing their resale value.

Evening Standard

Met Police chief calls for tech companies to be forced to make stolen phones ‘unusable bricks’

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley is asking home secretary Shabana Mahmood to crack down on phone giants

The Independent UK

Met police chief calls for law to make stolen phones ‘unusable bricks’

Home secretary also urged to force tech firms to share data on stolen devices and if they are reactivated

The Guardian - UK

Phone thefts halve in central London as Apple joins police crackdown to make stolen handsets 'unusuable bricks'

Drones are being used to pursue phone thieves on e-bikes through the capital’s streets

Evening Standard

Met Police face cuts after Sadiq Khan blocks Palantir AI tech deal

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley warns of potential cuts to frontline police services amid row over AI deal

Evening Standard

Met Police warns of officer number cuts as row over Sadiq Khan blocking Palantir AI contract explodes

The Metropolitan Police said without the new technology it would be ‘forced to make further tough choices’ and reduce officer numbers

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The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan blocks Met Police’s controversial £50 million deal with Palantir

Palantir is already a significant player in the UK public sector

Evening Standard

Met Police warns of reduced officer numbers after mayor blocks Palantir deal

The force said it was disappointed after Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan blocked the £50 million deal with the technology firm.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan blocks £50 million Met Police deal with Palantir

Scotland Yard had been in talks about using controversial firm’s artificial intelligence technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations

The Times of India

Who is Hardev Virdee? Indian-origin finance expert appointed Chief Strategy Officer at UK's Met police

An Indian-origin finance expert has been appointed as the new Chief Strategy and Investment Officer at Metropolitan Police.

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The Independent UK

Police hunt man who made threat to ‘behead Jews’ in east London

Metropolitan Police officers were sent after an online video showed the suspect making threats and slurs on Friday

Evening Standard

‘Unprecedented’ police operation in capital as tens of thousands to protest

Armoured vehicles, police horses, dogs, drones and helicopters will be deployed along with thousands of officers

Evening Standard

Jews are not safe in London, says Met Chief in starkest warning of antisemitism rise

Sir Mark Rowley warned MPs of antisemitic attacks as he visited stabbing victims with King Charles in Golders Green

The Guardian - UK

Met chief says British Jews ‘not safe’ in London after series of attacks

King Charles visits Golders Green to show support as commissioner says counter-terrorism team leading 11 investigations

Evening Standard

Green mayoral candidate under fire for ‘blocking’ letter praising police for Golders Green response

Councillor Zoë Garbett, who co-leads the Green Party in Hackney, raised objections to the proposed missive

International Business Times UK

Metropolitan Police Push For British Trial Of Madeleine McCann Suspect Christian Brueckner Ahead Of 20th Anniversary

Metropolitan Police seek to extradite Christian Brueckner to the UK over Madeleine McCann's disappearance after his release from a German prison.

The Times of India

London police form 100 officers unit to protect Jewish community amid rise in antisemitic attacks

The Metropolitan Police has formed a new 100-officer unit to strengthen protection for Jewish community across London amid a recent rise in antisemitic incidents.

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