Cambridgeshire Police to deploy live facial recognition in Cambridge

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 2 Oct, 11:43 · Archive

Cambridgeshire Police will use live facial recognition technology in Cambridge on Friday to identify people wanted for criminal offences.

Cambridgeshire Police will use live facial recognition in Cambridge on Friday. The technology analyses key facial features to identify people wanted for criminal offences.

This deployment follows successful trials of the technology in Peterborough. The use of facial recognition has raised privacy concerns among some observers.

How it is being reported

• Police bring live facial recognition to Cambridge amid privacy concernsCambridgeshire Live · 2 Oct, 10:51
• City to get live facial recognition for first timeBBC Cambridgeshire · 1 Oct, 13:40
• Live facial recognition cameras to be used by police in CambridgeCambridgeshire Live · 1 Oct, 09:42

In this story: Cambridgeshire Police · Cambridge · Peterborough

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