1,000,000 faces scanned: Inside London's facial recognition surge
Oct 19, 2024 · Two weeks after Virdee's statement, on August 2, the Met's Live Facial Recognition (LFR) van was in operation in East Ham. Deployment records published …
Hampshire police begin facial recognition pilot - BBC
Sep 12, 2024 · Live facial recognition (LFR) technology is being used by police in Hampshire for the first time. Vans in Portsmouth, Southampton, Basingstoke and Winchester have been …
Croydon: Met Police to continue facial recognition despite …
Feb 12, 2024 · Two vans with live facial recognition (LFR) were deployed in Croydon on Friday as part of an ongoing operation. LFR works by mapping a person's unique facial features, which …
UK's first permanent facial recognition cameras installed
Mar 27, 2025 · The Metropolitan Police has confirmed its first permanent installation of live facial recognition (LFR) cameras is coming this summer and the lucky location will be the South …
Rape, drugs and robbery suspects arrested after police deploy …
Dec 11, 2023 · Police have arrested seven men in Croydon following the deployment of mobile Live Facial Recognition vans in the borough. The men, aged between 19 and 49, were …
Key arrests follow first Live Facial Recognition deployment
Aug 24, 2024 · Thursday 22 August saw the first deployment of our new Live Facial Recognition (LFR) vans at the Clacton Airshow. We use the technology to find people wanted for serious …
Met Police to deploy permanent facial recognition tech in Croydon
Apr 11, 2025 · Up until now, LFR has only been used by the force in an overt manner, with specially equipped cameras atop a visibly marked police van being used to scan public spaces …
Live Facial Recognition | Metropolitan Police
Facial Recognition (FR) technology can be used in a number of ways by the Met, including to prevent and detect crime, find wanted criminals, safeguard vulnerable people, and to protect …
Facial recognition used to make seven arrests in Southend
Sep 23, 2024 · Two vans with Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology were deployed in the city between Thursday (September 19) and Sunday (September 22). An Essex Police …
UK's first permanent facial recognition cameras to be installed in ...
The UK’s first permanent live facial recognition (LFR) cameras will be installed in south London in a bid to catch criminals. The cameras will be permanently installed on two roads in the...