Essex Police scanned around 1.3 million faces in public with live facial recognition. Yet the Cambridge evaluation found that, in its operating environment, it identified only about half of the people on its watchlist who passed the cameras. The same report found demographic performance differences and no statistically significant short-term reduction in crime. The ICO says deployments were paused over identified inaccuracy and bias risks.
When surveillance is this intrusive, "around half" is not good enough. Public trust is not something police get for free. It has to be earned with evidence, transparency, proper safeguards, and accountability.
How much biometric surveillance should the public tolerate when the results are this weak?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJVYP-15I9s
#Privacy #Surveillance #FacialRecognition #DigitalRights #CivilLiberties #Biometrics #UK
beitmenotyou1 / Michael J Burgess
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