Axon Enterprise , manufacturer of body cameras for the elderly , has filed a range of patents , specifically for facial recognition technology that could determine a person 's age , race and gender . However , Axon has emphasised the patent is for “ potential criminal cases ” and that it is “ not actively developing ” the technology for real - time facial recognition tools . it is developing a tool to determine whether there is a face in the frame of the camera , but this does not identify the individual or even reference it with police officers .
Axon Enterprise, manufacturer of body cameras for the police, has filed a range of patents, including for facial recognition technology that could determine a person's age, race and gender. However, Axon has emphasised the patent is for “potential use cases” and that it is “not actively developing” the technology for real-time facial recognition tools. Axon is developing a tool to determine whether there is a face in the frame of the camera, but this does not identify the individual or cross reference it with police databases.