Facial recognition tech 'an epidemic in UK'

[Still Waters]

Facial recognition tech has been used in shopping centres, museums and conference centres around the UK, according to a civil liberties group.

Big Brother Watch said the Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffield had used the technology in a trial, and that it had also been used at Liverpool's World Museum and Birmingham's Millennium Point conference centre.

It comes after an investigation was launched this week into the use of the controversial technology at King's Cross in London.

"There is an epidemic of facial recognition in the UK," said Big Brother Watch boss Silkie Carlo.

https://news.sky.com/story/facial-recognition-technology-an-epidemic-in-uk-says-big-brother-wtach-11786567

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People who trust other people they've never met and probably never WILL meet to apply laws fairly and do the right thing consistently just because they've got a "government" title, are the BEST people to play poker with  

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Joking aside, when you look at THESE two admissions, it should be terrifying to a rational person:

It found that the system had an error rate of 81%, meaning four in five matches were incorrect.

The evaluation also found issues with the force's "watchlists" - lists of people who have had photos of their faces entered into the system by police - warning of "significant ambiguity" and an "absence of clear criteria for inclusion".