Commons Science and Technology committee seeks suspension of facial recognition tech

“It is unclear whether police forces are unaware of the requirement to review custody images every six years, or if they are simply ‘struggling to comply’,” says the committee’s report “what is clear, however, is that they have not been afforded any earmarked resources to assist with the manual review and weeding process.”

The committee says there are concerns over accuracy and bias and the use of the tech needs to be regulated.

So innocent people’s pictures might be included in facial recognition “watch lists” that are used by the police to stop and arrest suspects.

The committee flagged similar concerns a year ago but said the Home Office has shown little progress on the issue.