Facial-recognition technology is getting a workout in the wake of Britain's riots, a senior police chief said Thursday, with officers feeding photographs of suspects through Scotland Yard's newly updated face-matching program.
Chief Constable Andy Trotter of the British Transport Police said the software was being used to help find those suspected of being involved in the worst unrest London has seen in a generation.
He cautioned that facial recognition makes up only a fraction of the police-force efforts, saying tips have mostly come from traditional sources, such as still images captured from closed-circuit cameras, pictures gathered by officers, footage shot by police helicopters or images snapped by members of the public. One department was driving around a large video screen displaying images of suspects. More...
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Chief Constable Andy Trotter of the British Transport Police said the software was being used to help find those suspected of being involved in the worst unrest London has seen in a generation.
He cautioned that facial recognition makes up only a fraction of the police-force efforts, saying tips have mostly come from traditional sources, such as still images captured from closed-circuit cameras, pictures gathered by officers, footage shot by police helicopters or images snapped by members of the public. One department was driving around a large video screen displaying images of suspects. More...
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