Police used live FRT at Leeds Festival for the first time, scanning people around the festival perimeter against police watchlists.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80nzd4j5x4o
The Premier League has provided £3.4m to fund the Met Police to use Live FRT at key football matches in London.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7513376/2026/08/14/premier-league-fans-facial-recognition-met-london/
And Nottinghamshire Police plans to use live FRT as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour, including identifying young people, starting from age 13.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/police-to-use-facial-recognition-in-nottingham-5HjdfHG_2/
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