Many of these are capable of facial recognition, though police say they are not using this on the public. "Police do not use public-facing or 'live' facial recognition technology," police said in a statement. Photo / RNZ, Phil PenningtonOverseas, controversy is brewing about companies that want to empower these cams with facial recognition. Facial recognition was "not evil" but whether its use was benign or not depended on the person, researcher Lynch said. For instance, the police minister had no briefings about facial recognition tech initiatives in the last parliamentary term, until Clearview.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 06, 2020 20:56 UTC