US EditionUK Court Backs Met Police Facial Recognition Use
Judges said the Met’s policy has clear safeguards and does not breach human rights, as the force cited 2,100 arrests since 2024.
- On Tuesday, the High Court dismissed a legal challenge against the Metropolitan Police's use of live facial recognition technology in London, ruling the force's policy complies with human rights law.
- Youth worker Shaun Thompson and Silkie Carlo of Big Brother Watch initiated the lawsuit, arguing the technology infringes on privacy rights protected by the European Convention on Human Rights .
- Judges Lord Justice Holgate and Mrs Justice Farbey concluded the policy provides 'adequate safeguards against abuse,' stating the claimants' human rights 'have not been breached' during LFR deployments.
- Following the judgment, the Home Office intends to increase LFR-equipped vans from 10 to 50 nationwide, while Thompson and Carlo have confirmed they will pursue an appeal.
- Concerns persist regarding potential discrimination, as critics cite evidence that false positive rates for Black individuals are higher than for other groups, despite police claims of effective performance.
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UK High Court Supports Facial Recognition Roll-out, New Ruling Confirms
On 21 April, the UK High Court handed the Metropolitan Police a significant victory in the battle over live facial recognition, dismissing a legal challenge to the force’s policy and clearing the way for […] The post UK High Court Supports Facial Recognition Roll-out, New Ruling Confirms first appeared on The Expose.
UK High Court Backs Facial Recognition Rollout
UK High Court Backs Facial Recognition Rollout Authored by Kit Knightly via OffGuardian.org, Yesterday evening, the UK’s High Court ruled in favour of the Metropolitan Police in a legal challenge pertaining to the use of Live Facial Recognition Technology (LFR) across London’s transport network. The case had been brought by Silkie Carlo of Big Brother Watch and Shaun Thompson, a youth worker who was previously misidentified by the technology, “o…
Live Facial Recognition is about to put everyone in the UK in a digital police line up without their consent
The UK government has announced plans to extend Live Facial Recognition (LFR) across the country, following a High Court ruling that upheld the Metropolitan Police’s use of the system. Chillingly, Policing Minister Sarah Jones welcomed the judgment, saying: “Law-abiding citizens have nothing to fear.” Worse, she called anyone who opposes the technology “uncivil” and implied they are on the side of murderers and rapists. Apparently, it’s wrong to…
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