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“Thousands of Christmas shoppers on London’s Oxford Street will have their faces scanned by live facial recognition cameras, with the technology due to be installed in December, just in time for the festive shopping rush.”

“Thousands of Christmas shoppers on London’s Oxford Street will have their faces scanned by live facial recognition cameras, with the technology due to be installed in December, just in time for the festive shopping rush.”

“A growing use of facial recognition More than half of police forces in England and Wales have now used live facial recognition on public streets, according to an analysis by Liberty Investigates.”

“A six-month trial of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in London’s railway stations that cost more than £320,000 and almost 100 hours of police officers’ time ended in one false match against a watchlist of suspects and no arrests.”

“'Imagine someone calls in saying, 'There are men cycling around in balaclavas stealing people's phones on Oxford Street.' 'By the time we get to Oxford Street in a car, they would have heard the sirens and seen the lights and they would have gone.”

“They have used drones, high-powered e-bikes and live facial recognition to identify and arrest suspects.”

“Stratford was the station with the highest number of reported crimes, with 258 offences, followed by King’s Cross (216), Tottenham Court Road (213), Liverpool Street (172) and Oxford Circus (170).”

“If you HAVE listened: Reporter Ricky Mulvey explains Flock technology isn't used for facial recognition.”