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UK Police Seek Financial Reinforcement for the Expansion of Facial Recognition Technology
In a significant stride, the UK police are set to escalate their use of facial recognition technology. This includes the installation of the country's first permanent facial recognition cameras in Croydon, slated for later this year. The Metropolitan Police have been already employing this technology extensively, with close to 800,000 individuals having their faces scanned since 2020.
To execute this expansion, UK Police Chiefs have proposed a £220 million plan, aiming to integrate facial recognition technology into their operations from 2025 through 2030. The Home Office has also sanctioned £3 million for the acquisition of ten live facial recognition vehicles.
The escalating use of facial recognition technology in the UK exists in a "legal grey area." Consequently, there are demands for more explicit legislation and supervision to instill public trust and ensure public safety. The absence of legal frameworks governing the utilization of biometric technologies has sparked concerns over legal certainty and public protection.
In the proposed £220 million plan, UK Police Chiefs aim to integrate artificial-intelligence-driven facial recognition technology into their operations from 2025 to 2030. Amidst the push for this technology's expansion, calls for more explicit politics and regulations on its use have intensified, particularly in relation to general-news debates about legal certainty and public protection.
