[UK] Live facial recognition cameras may become ‘commonplace’ as police use soars (libertyinvestigates.org.uk)

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Police believe live facial recognition cameras may become “commonplace” in England and Wales, according to internal documents, with the number of faces scanned having doubled to nearly 5m in the last year.

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