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Information is key to public support for police use of facial recognition technology

  • Written by: Kelly Hine, Lecturer in Criminology, University of the Sunshine Coast

Last week, it was announced police in South Wales and Gwent would be the first in the UK to deploy real-time facial recognition technology (FRT) in a mobile app.

The app allows police officers to rapidly identify a person of interest – even if the individual provides false or misleading information. This in turn reduces the risk of mistaken...

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