Government looking to expand use of facial recognition technology

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Government looking to expand use of facial recognition technology

Policing minister Chris Philp and Professor Paul Taylor, the police chief scientific adviser strongly support the potential expansion and use of the technology.

Date - 1st September 2023
By - Police Oracle

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The Government is considering expanding its use of facial recognition technology in police forces and security agencies. The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) – the part of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) tasked with finding and...

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