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Brit police watchdog says cops' use of facial recog risks wrongful arrests
New report calls for change, highlights hodgepodge governance and misunderstanding about tech’s limitations among officers UK police forces must do more to prevent the wrongful arrests of people subjected to retrospective facial…
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A new Criminal Justice Inspectorate report warns that UK police forces must take stronger action to avoid wrongful arrests stemming from retrospective facial‑recognition (RFR) searches. The report criticises the current “hodgepodge” governance of the technology and says many officers misunderstand its limitations.
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