Facial recognition technology maps faces in a crowd then compares results with a "watch list" of images which can include suspects, missing people and persons of interest. (Image: Getty)Facial recognition technology is also highly inaccurate, and often misidentifies female and non-white faces, according to Liberty. Freedom of Information (FoI) requests have shown that 91% of "matches" made by South Wales Police's facial recognition technology have been misidentifications. Facial recognition technology used by London's Metropolitan Police also incorrectly identified members of the public in 96% of matches made between 2016 and 2018. “Left to their own devices, the police forces trialling facial recognition came up with divergent, and sometimes troubling, policies and practices for the execution of their facial recognition surveillance operations.

Source: Daily Mirror May 20, 2019 16:49 UTC