Government rejects Lords proposals on police facial recognition

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The JHAC's inquiry concluded that the harms of using technologies like AI and facial recognition are likely to outweigh the benefits
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The JHAC's inquiry concluded that the harms of using technologies like AI and facial recognition are likely to outweigh the benefits

The Government urges 'a long-term perspective' on the subject.

The UK Government has decided not to follow most of the recommendations made in the Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee's (JHAC) inquiry into police technology, which advocated changing the wa...

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