"Officers will be equipped with Operator-Initiated Facial Recognition (OIFR) technology for a six-month pilot involving 100 devices. Sir Sadiq Khan said the new technology would allow officers to check and verify the details of any individuals stopped, instead of having to arrest them and take them to a police station."
"Placing a tool in the hand of officers which can lift the veil of anonymity in public in a matter of seconds by simply pointing a phone at a face is a disaster for civil liberties. The technology could be used to unlock a vast array of personal records."
"The Met has a history of rolling out facial recognition so-called 'pilots' that quietly become permanent fixtures. The technology is largely unregulated and there is no policy in place for the OIFR, with police using the public like guinea pigs to test their surveillance technology."
The Metropolitan Police will test Operator-Initiated Facial Recognition (OIFR) technology, handheld devices enabling officers to scan and identify individuals without arrest or station transport. Mayor Sadiq Khan announced the six-month pilot involving 100 devices, stating it allows officers to verify details of stopped individuals. The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime and London Policing Ethics Panel will oversee the technology's use. Civil liberties campaigners, including Big Brother Watch, oppose the trial, arguing the technology is unregulated and threatens privacy. They contend officers could access personal records and that previous police facial recognition pilots became permanent. The £763,000 programme may not proceed if results prove insufficient.
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