British cops' face recognition systems can't recognize faces
- 6 years ago
LONDON/CARDIFF — Face recognition technology used by British police is inaccurate in many cases according to new findings.
New findings by British newspaper the Independent say that facial recognition technology employed by the UK's Metropolitan Police force is wrong 98% of the time.
The newspaper reports that of 104 alerts created by the force's face recognition system,
only two were correct.
Elsewhere, the Independent also found that facial recognition used by police in Wales has been wrong 2,400 times since last June.The newspaper reports that most of this happened last summer in Cardiff when the city was hosting UEFA Champions League final. Less than 10 per cent were accurate matches.
New findings by British newspaper the Independent say that facial recognition technology employed by the UK's Metropolitan Police force is wrong 98% of the time.
The newspaper reports that of 104 alerts created by the force's face recognition system,
only two were correct.
Elsewhere, the Independent also found that facial recognition used by police in Wales has been wrong 2,400 times since last June.The newspaper reports that most of this happened last summer in Cardiff when the city was hosting UEFA Champions League final. Less than 10 per cent were accurate matches.