The Metropolitan Police will trial handheld facial recognition devices, capable of scanning and identifying people on the spot, the mayor of London has revealed. Officers will be equipped with ...

Former police officer Lavinia McIntyre had just walked into her local Budgens convenience store in Buckinghamshire in January when a staff member accused her of shoplifting “a load of meat” the week ...

Sadiq Khan reveals 100 officers will use roaming technology for six months but opponents call its use ‘alarming’ ...

Exclusive: Alvi Choudhury claiming damages against Thames Valley police after biased technology confused him with man looking ‘10 years younger’ ...

Why 2026 is set to be a pivotal year for facial recognition technology, as it shifts from novelty to necessity.

Alvi Choudhury, 26, was working from home in Southampton at the house he shares with his parents when officers arrested him and held him in custody for 10 hours.

For some years now, groups, universities, organizations and authorities have developed and implemented AI for data analysis, tattoo identification, facial recognition and to give a voice to the ...