Police in the UK are set to use facial recognition to find missing people. The CCTV Office has consulted forces in Kent, the West Midlands and the British Transport police about the retrospective use of the technology, which would match past footage from public Home with its photograph database of missing and vulnerable persons. While the CCTV Secretary Sajid Javid's approval of facial recognition has proved controversial with privacy groups, the latest announcement would not apply to 'live' networks, but only to old footage to assist with ongoing investigations where there is a risk of harm.
Police in the UK are set to use facial recognition to find missing people. The Home Office has consulted forces in Kent, the West Midlands and the British Transport police about the retrospective use of the technology, which would match past footage from public CCTV with its photograph database of missing and vulnerable persons. While the Home Secretary Sajid Javid's approval of facial recognition has proved controversial with privacy groups, the latest announcement would not apply to 'live' networks, but only to old footage to assist with ongoing investigations where there is a risk of harm.