We use LFR to locate suspects, wanted people and high-risk missing people.
As with all our uses of LFR, the vehicles and the zones where it’s operating will be clearly marked. And we always welcome a chat with anyone who sees us and is interested in knowing more about the technology and why and how we use it. The team are also happy to provide demonstrations, where possible.
As a reminder, before using LFR, a watchlist of faces is created, consisting – for example – of those who are wanted, or who may pose a risk of harm to themselves or others. LFR cameras target an area and the images are streamed to the live facial recognition technology. The images are compared against the images in the
watchlist.
If and when the technology finds a possible match an alert is generated, and an officer compares the camera image to the person they see and decides whether to speak to the person. Anyone not included on a watchlist cannot be identified.
We delete images with alerts immediately after using them, or within 24 hours. The images and biometric data of those who don’t cause an alert are automatically and immediately deleted. Separately, we record the CCTV footage that is used by the LFR technology, and we keep it for 31 days.
Further information is also available here: https://orlo.uk/KZOP3
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