Sci & Tech● Elevated19m ago · Nov 13, 2026, 2:30 PM
"Alarming revelations": by relying too much on facial recognition, British police risk arresting innocent people, particularly from ethnic minorities, a report warns
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In a report published Wednesday, November 12, the British police inspectorate warns about the errors and biases of retrospective facial recognition software. Some investigators take algorithm results as evidence, without performing necessary verifications beforehand.
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