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Trial of live facial recognition technology to catch criminals is putting people's privacy to the test
WA Police are using live facial recognition technology to help identify and arrest criminals, with significant results. The trial is the first of its kind in Australia.
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WA Police are using live facial recognition technology to help identify and arrest criminals, with significant results. The trial is the first of its kind in Australia. During the three-month trial, nearly 1 million faces were scanned, 209 alerts generated, 114 registered sex offenders identified and 79 arrests made.
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