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Facial recognition vans to be rolled out across police forces in England
Ten live facial recognition vans will be deployed - but human rights groups argue the tech is "dangerous and discriminatory".
Under the plans, 10 live facial recognition (LFR) vans will be used by seven forces across England to help identify "sex offenders or people wanted for the most serious crimes", according to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. Ms Cooper said the tech had been used in London and South Wales "in a targeted way", and helped catch "the most serious offenders, including people wanted for violent assaults or for sex offences". The civil liberties charity cited how more than 1.6 million people have had their faces scanned in South Wales, mostly on football match days in Cardiff city centre.
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