Court finds some fault with UK police force’s use of facial recognition tech

Court finds some fault with UK police force’s use of facial recognition tech

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https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/11/court-finds-some-fault-with-uk-police-forces-use-of-facial-recognition-tech/

Civil rights campaigners in the UK have won a legal challenge to South Wales Police’s (SWP) use of facial recognition technology. The win on appeal is being hailed as a “world-first” victory in the fight against the use of an “oppressive surveillance tool”, as human rights group Liberty puts it.

However the police force does not intend to appeal the ruling — and has said it remains committed to “careful” use of the tech.