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

September 29, 2026 · 9:48 am 1 sources

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• Trial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrests
  The Guardian · September 29, 2026 09:48
  Freedom of information request finds six-month trial cost £320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one – incorrect – alert A six-month trial of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in London’s railway stations that cost more than £320,000 and almost 100 hours of police officers’…