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Met Police: Live facial recognition cameras result in 17 arrests in south London


The Met Police arrests 17 people after using live facial recognition cameras in Croydon and Tooting.

The campaign group's senior advocacy officer said: "Everyone wants dangerous criminals off the street, but papering over the cracks of a creaking policing system with intrusive and Orwellian surveillance technology is not the solution. Image caption, A large quantity of cannabis was found during a search warrant after a man was flagged by the live facial recognition cameras Lindsey Chiswick, director of intelligence for the Met and national lead for facial recognition, said: "Precision policing is us working efficiently to deliver a high level of service for Londoners.

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