UK Government Seeks Expanded Use of AI-based Facial Recognition By Police (ft.com) 15
UK's Home Office is looking to increase its use of controversial facial recognition technologies to track and find criminals within policing and other security agencies. From a report: In a document released on Wednesday, the government outlined its ambitions to potentially deploy new biometric systems nationally over the next 12 to 18 months. The move comes after privacy campaigners and independent academics criticised the technology for being inaccurate and biased, particularly against darker-skinned people.
MPs have previously called for a moratorium on its use on the general population until clear laws are established by parliament. The government is calling for submissions from companies for technologies that "can resolve identity using facial features and landmarks," including for live facial recognition which involves screening the general public for specific individuals on police watch lists.
In particular, the Home Office is highlighting its interest in novel artificial intelligence technologies that could process facial data efficiently to identify individuals, and software that could be integrated with existing technologies deployed by the department and with CCTV cameras. Facial recognition software has been used by South Wales Police and London's Metropolitan Police over the past five years across multiple trials in public spaces including shopping centres, during events such as the Notting Hill Carnival and, more recently, during the coronation.
MPs have previously called for a moratorium on its use on the general population until clear laws are established by parliament. The government is calling for submissions from companies for technologies that "can resolve identity using facial features and landmarks," including for live facial recognition which involves screening the general public for specific individuals on police watch lists.
In particular, the Home Office is highlighting its interest in novel artificial intelligence technologies that could process facial data efficiently to identify individuals, and software that could be integrated with existing technologies deployed by the department and with CCTV cameras. Facial recognition software has been used by South Wales Police and London's Metropolitan Police over the past five years across multiple trials in public spaces including shopping centres, during events such as the Notting Hill Carnival and, more recently, during the coronation.
Tuttle? Buttle? Whatever. (Score:3)
Just wait until they are looking for Mr Tuttle and accidentally arrest Mr Buttle. But that wouldn't happen. They don't make mistakes.
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Just wait until they are looking for Mr Tuttle and accidentally arrest Mr Buttle. But that wouldn't happen. They don't make mistakes.
You're absolutely right. Bonus points for the Brazil [imdb.com] reference btw.
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Harry Tuttle : Bloody paperwork. Huh!
Sam Lowry : I suppose one has to expect a certain amount.
Harry Tuttle : Why? I came into this game for the action, the excitement. Go anywhere, travel light, get in, get out, wherever there's trouble, a man alone. Now they got the whole country sectioned off, you can't make a move without a form.
Harry Tuttle : Listen, this old system of yours could be on fire and I couldn't even turn on the kitchen tap without filling out a 27b/6... Bloody paperwork.
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Just wait until they are looking for Mr Tuttle and accidentally arrest Mr Buttle. But that wouldn't happen. They don't make mistakes.
I feel the need to point out that it's not the UK police services that are asking for this (they're asking for more funding and the co-operation of the British public, because they don't believe in policing by fear). This is being asked for by the UK's Home Office, a government department headed up by Home Secretary Cruella... Erm... I mean Suella Braverman who's life long dream was to deport migrants (as a child of migrants herself).
This is the far right UK government in it's death throes trying dog whi
Every Citizen Gets An Officer. (Score:2)
Problem solved. I predict crime drops to 0% in no time. Like licketty split even.
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Re:UK and Liberty... (Score:4, Informative)
Legally owning a gun won't help. It just means that the police will turn up with more guns than you, and your chance of getting shot goes up significantly.
It's bad enough that the police here carry tasers now. Lots of examples of people being wrongly tased.
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USA: All your guns and you've got the shittest democracy on earth. It's bought and sold by the rich and by corporations, and you the people get no say in anything.
Non-paywalled link please? (Score:2)
For us non-subscribers? Not having any luck with BypassPaywalls extension.
No Surprise (Score:2)
The UK has been eager to monitor everything everyone does for many years. It is nearly impossible to walk though London without constant surveillance from video cameras. Facial recognition is the next logical step for them. Pretty soon they'll catch up with the Chinese government. The land of faith and glory seems pretty far away.
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Serious compensation for wrongful arrest (Score:3)
Perhaps a figure of £5,000 will assuage the victim for the mistake. A second wrongful arrest £10,000. If they're so confident there won't be mistakes, they won't have a problem with this.