Authorised professional practice for live facial recognition published

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Authorised professional practice for live facial recognition published

Ethics advice on facial recognition is being shared with forces.

Date - 22nd March 2022
By - Chris Smith

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Authorised Professional Practice has been published in a bid to support forces planning on use live facial recongition. It was developed with by the College of Policing with the Home Office and policing experts. A public consultation was also part...

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