Essex Police plans to spend £400,000 on facial recognition technology for two CCTV vans, resulting in two arrests.

Essex Police plans to spend £400,000 on facial recognition technology, which will involve the provision of two CCTV vans with appropriate cameras for the Essex Constabulary. The police will compare live camera feeds of faces against a predetermined database of people of interest. The first deployment of the technology was reportedly "really positive" and resulted in two arrests in Chelmsford and Southend.

May 26, 2024
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