Police to test facial recognition cameras on the London Underground
Facial recognition trials are coming to selected London Underground stations as the British Transport Police tests whether the technology can be used to find people wanted for serious offences.
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/police-to-test-facial-recognition-cameras-on-the-london-underground-91812/
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