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Is it legal for police to use live facial recognition technology?

Law in Action by BBC

Mar 11, 202627:37News & Politics

The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says she makes “no apology” for announcing the roll-out of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) to all the police services in England and Wales. Under a government white paper on policing, the...

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