Police Will Face Court Action over Facial Recognition Technology, Watchdog Warns
- The Metropolitan Police will use live facial recognition technology at the Unite the Kingdom rally organized by Tommy Robinson but not at the concurrent pro-Palestinian Nakba Day march in London.
- The policing operation will cost about £4.5 million and involve around 4,000 officers, including specialists, armoured vehicles, and full riot gear on standby as part of an unprecedented scale and assertive use of policing powers.
- Facial recognition deployment is limited to areas surrounding the Unite the Kingdom event, based on intelligence of a potential threat to public safety, with no use within protest routes or assembly points.
- Political figures, including Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, criticized the differing treatment of the two demonstrations, calling it two-tier policing or justice.
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Met Police Faces Two-Tier Row Over Facial Recognition at Robinson Rally
London is preparing for one of the largest and most complex policing operations in recent years as tens of thousands are expected to attend two major demonstrations taking place on the same day in the capital. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that live facial recognition (LFR) technology will be deployed at a rally organised by Tommy Robinson, but not at a nearby pro-Palestinian march marking Nakba Day, which commemorates Palestinian displaceme…
Met Police to deploy facial recognition at Tommy Robinson rally - but not at neighbouring pro-Palestine protest
The Metropolitan Police is set to use facial recognition at an upcoming rally organised by Tommy Robinson - but not at a neighbouring pro-Palestine protest
Met Police to deploy facial recognition at Tommy Robinson rally – but not at neighbouring pro-Palestine protest
Saturday is looking likely to be interesting. This was in The Times first but while I was out this afternoon the Times report went deeper behind their paywal.. However GB News has it and Police Professional. The Metropolitan Police is set to use facial recognition at an upcoming rally organised by Tommy Robinson – but not at a neighbouring pro-Palestine protest. A set of policing measures were confirmed ahead of the Unite the Kingdom march whic…
Two-tier policing? Met to use facial recognition at Robinson rally but not pro-Palestine march - London Business News
The Metropolitan Police will deploy live facial recognition technology at this weekend’s Unite the Kingdom rally organised by Tommy Robinson — but not at a neighbouring pro-Palestinian demonstration taking place…
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