Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan police commissioner, confirmed the use of live facial recognition cameras at the Notting Hill carnival despite allegations of racial bias and a letter from 11 civil liberties groups urging against it. The police assert that the technology will function in a non-discriminatory manner, citing improvements in their algorithm after previous failures in 2016 and 2017. Critics argue that unchecked police deployment leads to racial discrimination and abuse of power. The Met plans to deploy enhanced cameras at the carnival, which sees around 2 million attendees annually.
The Metropolitan police commissioner, Mark Rowley, defended the use of live facial recognition cameras at the Notting Hill carnival, stating the technology will be used non-discriminatively.
Eleven anti-racist and civil liberty organizations urged the Metropolitan police to halt the use of facial recognition at the Notting Hill carnival, raising concerns about racial bias.
Campaigners assert that the police self-regulate facial recognition technology deployment lacking a legal framework, and that algorithms may be biased against women and ethnic minorities.
Rowley acknowledged past issues with the technology’s implementation and claimed significant improvements have been made to the facial recognition algorithm since 2016 and 2017.
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